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James J Corbett wandered into the wrong fight at the last event and accidentally put about half a whuppin' on Kid Chocolate ....he apologizes.

We sent out our cronies, found Darren at a local pub, threw him a few quid, and he agreed to show up as long as we gave him top billing.

Here is what transpired:



Darren Corbett vs Kid Chocolate

Fight info: Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 2012-08-08, announcer is Jim Fitzgerald, referee is James Jen-Kin, the bout will be scored by three judges: Alfred Asaro (France), Ricardo Duncan (Panama) and Ramon Cerdan (Argentina), ring card girl is Amy Longlegs, this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 15 rounds, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell only in last round, referee or doctor can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 4/Scorecard after 4, game will check for injuries, game will not adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'random', Scoring System is 10 Points
In the red corner: Darren Corbett - Record: 0-2-0 - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Goody Petronelli - Cut Man: Jack DeForrest
In the blue corner: Kid Chocolate - Record: 7-6-4 (1) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Tommy Parks - Cut Man: Aaron Snowell

Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The bell signaling the start of the fight sounds here at this popular venue. 0:0
0:08 Chocolate lets his hands go, but Darren Corbett answers right back. 2:2
0:22 Corbett is motioning with his gloves for Kid Chocolate to bring it on, but Corbett is not being overly aggressive himself right now. 2:2
0:35 Corbett scores with several light punches to the head. 4:2
0:50 Corbett is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. 4:2
0:58 Chocolate has Corbett trapped! 4:2
01:02 Chocolate landed a sharp combination that rocked Corbett back on his heels! 4:7
01:02 Corbett is suddenly in trouble after those punches! 4:7
01:23 Chocolate looks somewhat plodding as he tries to chase down Corbett. 4:7
01:37 Chocolate leans on the ropes and motions for Corbett to come in. 4:7
01:42 Both fighters take a half-step back. 4:7
01:46 Corbett scores with consecutive blows to the body of Chocolate. 6:7
01:59 As high as Corbett is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Chocolate takes advantage of it. 6:7
02:10 Chocolate is trying to put his punches together and he tags Darren Corbett with a nice combination of punches. 6:9
02:23 Chocolate tries to give angles as he continues his relentless forward motion. 6:9
02:32 Chocolate backs into a neutral corner. 6:9
02:37 Darren Corbett misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 6:9
02:39 Chocolate continues to pop the jab 6:11
02:48 Chocolate has Corbett blocked in! 6:11
02:48 Chocolate gets in a hook to the body of Darren Corbett. 6:13
03:00 Oh!!! Chocolate unleashed a crippling right hand to the head! 6:17
03:00 Corbett is staggered... 6:17
03:00 Round 1 of this scheduled 15 rounder ends as the bell sounds. 6:19

Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Corbett looks a bit disgusted as Round 2 gets underway. 0:0
0:19 Corbett's corner is urging him on. They're really vocal tonight. 0:0
0:23 Corbett moves into a neutral corner. 0:0
0:28 Chocolate tries to get fancy with some subtle shoulder movement. When it's done right that kind of thing can throw off an opponent's timing. 0:0
0:32 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 0:0
0:35 Corbett has Chocolate pinned! 0:0
0:35 The fighters are at close quarters now as Corbett lands a hook downstairs. 2:0
0:51 Corbett looks to work the body, but Chocolate covers up nicely. 2:0
0:58 Corbett seems really focused on what he's doing this round. 2:0
01:24 Corbett has Chocolate cornered! 2:0
01:28 Darren Corbett lands a solid uppercut! 6:0
01:28 Chocolate looks shaken! 6:0
01:42 Corbett lands a solid hook! 10:0
01:42 Kid Chocolate is hurt and he had better reach deep if he's going to continue! 10:0
01:59 Corbett pins Chocolate's arms against his body stopping him from throwing any punches. 10:0
02:04 * Chocolate is leaning on the back of Corbett's neck and Jen-Kin has seen enough as he issues a warning. 10:0
02:18 Chocolate sneaks home the right cross. 10:2
02:28 Chocolate likes to use the hook but he'd better get a little closer when he throws it or Corbett's going to beat him to the punch and hurt him! 10:4
02:49 Corbett cuts loose with a combination and the crowd roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. Chocolate had his elbows tucked in nicely. 10:4
02:55 Chocolate said he wanted to start fast but so far, he still hasn't found his rhythm. 10:4
03:00 That's all she wrote here in Round 2. 10:5

Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 3 begins as the bell sounds. 0:0
0:07 Chocolate's corner men did their job with quiet efficiency and confidence. 0:0
0:13 Chocolate misses with what looked like a backhand. He's lucky. If that had landed, he might have drawn a warning. 0:0
0:20 Corbett connects with a violent hook! 4:0
0:20 That blast sent Chocolate reeling into the ropes! 4:0
0:33 Corbett retreats into a neutral corner. 4:0
0:33 Chocolate launches an uppercut from way outside, grazing Corbett's jaw. Chocolate is vulnerable to a counter throwing that punch from a distance like that. 4:2
0:42 Chocolate pins Corbett in the corner! 4:2
0:42 Chocolate lands the uppercut but there wasn't much on it. 4:4
0:54 Corbett ducks into an uppercut from Chocolate. 4:6
01:07 Darren Corbett backs into the left corner. 4:6
01:11 Chocolate throws a straight right that glances off the shoulder of Darren Corbett but it's enough to keep him off-balance. 4:6
01:24 Chocolate patiently and methodically advances, steadily cutting down the ring space, giving Corbett little room to move. 4:6
01:28 Both fighters keep straying from ring center. Now they're back in the middle of the square. 4:6
01:33 Chocolate misses with an uppercut from way outside. That's a dangerous punch to throw. You leave yourself wide open for a counter. 4:6
01:35 Corbett throws another good combination that temporarily slows Chocolate. 6:6
01:35 * That last shot stunned Chocolate and it looks like Corbett is going to receive an added benefit from the punch because Kid Chocolate is now bleeding. 7:6
01:35 * Blood is running down Chocolate's cheek; the cut under his right eye is bleeding pretty badly. 7:6
01:35 No fighter likes to see themself cut during a fight, let alone this early in the bout. 7:6
01:47 Chocolate traps Corbett in the corner! 7:6
01:52 Chocolate knows one direction and thats straight ahead. 7:6
02:01 Chocolate moves in at an angle, trying to cut off the ring on Corbett. 7:6
02:18 Chocolate has Corbett trapped in the lower right neutral corner... 7:6
02:18 Chocolate scores to the body with a jab 7:8
02:32 Corbett lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Chocolate. 7:8
02:39 Darren Corbett slides into the corner... 7:8
02:39 Chocolate gets off a quick combination to the body 7:10
02:53 Chocolate wraps up Corbett. 7:10
02:58 Jen-Kin separates them. 7:10
03:00 And another stanza comes to a close with the bell. 7:12

Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 4 gets underway as the fighters move to the middle of the ring. 0:0
0:06 Jack DeForrest was really animated in Corbett's corner and Corbett was nodding in agreement. 0:0
0:06 Chocolate's corner men worked their magic on his's cut under the right eye. There's no bleeding at all under the Vaseline smear. 0:0
0:11 Corbett cranks up the hook and connects to Chocolate's jaw, that one had bad intent behind it! 5:0
0:11 Kid Chocolate looks stunned! 5:0
0:24 Corbett bangs the uppercut home. 7:0
0:37 Chocolate smothers Corbett's attack with a clinch! 7:0
0:46 Jen-Kin has to break them apart. 7:0
0:56 Chocolate does a great job with subtle movement to avoid Corbett's punches in close. 7:0
0:58 Chocolate slips inside and lands a hook. 7:2
01:18 Chocolate is clinching... Corbett is trying to free his gloves... They are under Chocolate's arms... 7:2
01:22 Referee Jen-Kin steps in to break it up. 7:2
01:32 Chocolate lands a hard hook! 7:6
01:32 Corbett is reeling.. 7:6
01:45 Chocolate bulls his way inside, pushing Corbett up against the ropes. Good thing they don't score on style points. 7:6
01:55 Chocolate can't score with short uppercut inside. Corbett got his gloves in front of the punch. 7:6
02:06 The fighters are exchanging blows! No one scored more on that exchange. 9:8
02:17 Darren Corbett slides into a neutral corner... 9:8
02:22 Chocolate shoots a vicious cross right down the pipe and catches Corbett flush! 9:13
02:22 Corbett took far too many hard shots from Chocolate in that flurry and he is hurt! 9:13
02:34 The action is back at ring center. 9:13
02:38 Chocolate is stalking his opponent. 9:13
02:44 Corbett retreats into the near right corner. 9:13
02:44 Kid Chocolate leans on Darren Corbett and fires a weak hook to the ribs. 9:15
02:53 Chocolate goes downstairs with the hook. 9:17
03:00 Kid Chocolate tries to work his way inside but he can't do it. 9:17
03:00 That round personified the word brawl, as both fighters really went at it the for entire three minutes. 9:19

Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 It's Round 5 of this scheduled 15 rounder. 0:0
0:10 Chocolate doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one. 0:2
0:19 Kid Chocolate splits Corbett's gloves with an uppercut. 0:4
0:32 Chocolate moves into the left corner. 0:4
0:37 Corbett fires and misses. 0:4
0:39 Some good body work by Chocolate but not much on those punches. 0:6
0:53 Chocolate just comes up short with the hook. 0:6
01:00 Both men look to measure one another. 0:6
01:07 Chocolate is keeping away from the ropes. 0:6
01:07 Chocolate finds a home for his jab, keeping Corbett at bay. 0:8
01:16 Corbett has Chocolate cornered! 0:8
01:21 Darren Corbett misses with the jab. He lets go with a left and that fails to find its mark, too. 0:8
01:23 Chocolate bangs away with both hands and a nice uppercut finds a home. 0:10
01:37 Corbett fires a wild overhand right and misses everything. 0:10
01:44 Chocolate drives home a wicked hook to the midsection! 0:15
01:44 That series of punches rocked Corbett and he looks to be in trouble. 0:15
01:48 Corbett is looking toward Jen-Kin, almost as if to say "I've had enough. Get me out of this thing." This fight shouldn't continue much longer. 0:15
01:53 It is a good boxing crowd tonight. They know the game and are reacting to every good punch that lands. 0:15
02:05 Chocolate lands a smashing hook! 0:19
02:05 Corbett was stunned by that blow! 0:19
02:14 Corbett traps Chocolate in the corner! 0:19
02:18 Corbett doesn't look all that graceful but he moves fairly well in the ring. 0:19
02:22 Corbett's corner is shouting to their man, encouraging him to pick up the action. 0:19
02:27 Corbett slides into the corner... 0:19
02:32 Chocolate lands a strong uppercut! 0:24
02:32 Corbett looks hurt... He's stumbling backward! 0:24
02:41 * A hard cross from Chocolate and Corbett is down!! 0:24
02:43 Jen-Kin begins counting... 0:33
02:43 1... 0:33
02:44 2... 0:33
02:45 3... 0:33
02:46 Corbett is making a gallant try to get off the canvas as the count reaches 4. 0:33
02:47 5... 0:33
02:48 6... 0:33
02:49 7... 0:33
02:50 8... 0:33
02:51 9... 0:33
02:52 10! 0:33
02:52 * That's a ten count! Corbett is out cold here in round 5. 0:33

Fight Result

Here's Jim Fitzgerald with the call...

Ladies and Gentlemen! The end comes at 02:53 of round 5. The winner by knockout!!

Kid Chocolate!


Score Cards

Alfred Asaro Round Total
France 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Darren Corbett 9 10 10 9 38
Kid Chocolate 10 10 9 10 39

Ricardo Duncan Round Total
Panama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Darren Corbett 9 9 9 9 36
Kid Chocolate 10 10 10 10 40

Ramon Cerdan Round Total
Argentina 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Darren Corbett 9 10 9 9 37
Kid Chocolate 10 9 10 10 39

Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Darren Corbett 27 29 28 27 111
Kid Chocolate 30 29 29 30 118


Statistics
Categories Darren Corbett Kid Chocolate
Knockdowns scored 0 1


Jabs / Round 2.80 5.40
Hooks / Round 3.40 7.00
Crosses / Round 2.00 5.00
Combinations / Round 3.00 8.40
Uppercuts / Round 2.00 5.60


Punches Landed / Round 13.20 31.40
Punches Missed / Round 41.40 25.40


Punching Accuracy 24.2% 55.3%


Total Number of Fouls 0 1
Leaning on Opponent's Neck 1


Foul Penalties:
Caution 1




Cuts totals (opened/reopened/worsened) 0 / 0 / 0 1 / 0 / 0
Cuts after head butts (opened/reopened/worsened) 0 / 0 / 0 0 / 0 / 0


Cut locations breakdown:
Cut under right eye 1 / 0 / 0


Bouts halted to check cut(s) 0 0


Corner work on closing cuts (trials/success):
Trickle 0 / 0 0 / 0
Minor 0 / 0 0 / 0
Bleeding 0 / 0 1 / 1
Bad 0 / 0 0 / 0
Heavy 0 / 0 0 / 0
Gushing 0 / 0 0 / 0


Strategies (demanded/followed)
Cover Up 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Inside 2 / 1 2 / 2
Fight Outside (Offensive) 2 / 1 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Defensive) 0 / 0 2 / 2
Go for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Go All Out for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Protect Cut 0 / 0 0 / 0
Take a Round Off 0 / 0 0 / 0


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