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from the mouth as the gong rang, and the men went to their corners. HOnors were practically even.
 Round g. They went to the center and exchanged le1ts to the head. Cor bett swung d vicious right to the head and Nelson retaliated with a left up percut to the jaw. Nelson rushed Cor bett to the ropes, landing left and right on the eX-champiOn. As they squared off, Nelson sent a straight right to the jaw and followed 1t with a left swing to the face, making Corbett vince. Nelson forced Corbett to a neutral cor ner, but the latter got away and they fought to the center of the ring at close quarters. Corbett landing several punches on the face. Corbett sudden i ly sent two terrific rights to Nelson's jaw, and they mixed it ffercely. Nel- son then forced COrbett around the ring, but received a straight right to the face. Corbett swung a fearful right to the face as the gong rang. The 1 pace in this round was fast. While Nelson landed more frequently, Cor
 bett's blows had the steam behind i them and he succeeded in evening up ! the honors.
 | Round 4. Nelson swung a right to | the head and Corbett missed a fearful right uppercut for the jaw They went
 to close quarters and Corbett missed
 two short arm swings for the jaw.
 Nelson forced Corbett against the
 ropes and then around the ring. land
 ing almost al will on Corbett's head
 and face. Corbett stalled and then in some heavy infghting, Corbett put a
 right and left to the face and body. They fought shoulder to shoulder, both missing fierce right and left uppercuts.
 Nelson landed left and right swings to
 the jaw, but Corbett straightened NeI-
 Son with q straight right to the jaw.
 COrbett followed it with right and left
 swings as the bell rang. which made
 Nelson groggy. He was a bit unsteady
 as he went to his corner. Corbett's
 work at the close of the round offset
 the lead gained by Nelson in the early
 stages. When Corbett sent his right
 and left to the face and jaw, there was
 a world of power behind them.
 Round D. After some sparring. Cor
 bett was short with a right for the
 body and they went to close quarters
 Nelson showing Corbett about the ring
 with his head on Corbett's shoulders
 Nelson swung his left hard to the head and COrbett was wild with a right
 counter. It looked as if Corbett invit- ed NelsOn's blows in order to clear 6
 way for his wicked right Corbet
 crossed twice with the left to the fac'
 and in the mix, Nelson whipped hi right to Corbetts jaw. Nelson forced
 COrbett against the ropes. but the lat
 ter uppercut a right to the jaw tha
 sent Nelson back, in the center Of tn } ring. Nelson sent a straight left {, ; the face and as the bell sounded, re ; peated the dose. Corbett's nose Wa bleeding slightly as he took his seat The round was about even.
 7 Round 6. They at once went to clos l quarters and Corbett planted a vicious
 right on the body. Both swung vicious Q Iy with the right and left but none O ' the blows landed. Nelson continued t { force Corbett about the ring ant
 against the ropes, mostly with his hea, 2 and shoulders. While in this position 3 Corbett got in some good short arn } blows, left to the jaw and right up 2 percut to tue face. Corbett received 9 straight blow in the nose but Corbet !. drove in a telling right to the body l Nelson brought blood from Corbett' l nose and mouth, landing several ter
 rife left and right short arm blows l COrbett fought back wildly. Nelsoi 9 kept after Corbett, landing almost a s will. The gong sounded with Nelso I landing straight lefts and rights to tn n ex-champions face, bringing bloc s from COrbetts nose. The bell seeme 2 a welcome to Corbett. This was Mel { sons round.
 g Round 2. Both missed lefts for tn | body. Nelson resumed his shovin 2 1 tactics, and at close quarters staggere - Corbett with three rights to the jaw t He followed it with a straight right { . the face, forcing Corbett to give way 0 Another right found a resting plai-e O s CorOetts mouth. At this stage Cor :. bett got in a wicked right to the jaw . but Nelson gave two for one and plant 7 ed the left and right on Corbett's facl