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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nate Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Pericic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pericic has chosen T.N.T as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Pericic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Pericic.
Good lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Good checks a leg kick.
Pericic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pericic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Good.
Pericic throws a low kick but Good avoids it.
Good throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pericic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Pericic misses.
Good scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Good tenderised Pericic's leg. Pericic is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle momentarily. Good darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pericic throws a leg kick
and Good counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Pericic is predictable there
and Good counters with a low kick, right behind Pericic 's knee.
Good dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pericic. That did some damage!
Pericic looks winded!
Pericic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Good.
Good throws a leg kick but Pericic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pericic ducks right into an uppercut from Good.
Jorge Pericic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pericic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Good counters with a nice uppercut.
Jorge Pericic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good cracks a nice hook into Pericic's ribs.
Good takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pericic.
Good showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pericic.
Good tests Pericic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good lands with a cross.
Pericic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good checks a leg kick.
Good scores with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Good.
Good slips a straight right by Pericic.
Pericic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good pushes Pericic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pericic missing with knees to the body.
Good blocks an elbow strike.
Good lands a body punch.
Good tries a knee to the head but Pericic blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good connects with a knee to the head.
Pericic prevents a body shot from Good.
Pericic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good throws a sloppy head kick and Pericic moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Good dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good tries to work over Pericic's front leg with a kick but Pericic checks it.
Pericic throws a hook but Good blocks it.
Pericic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Nate Good has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Pericic.
Good clinches with his opponent.
Good lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pericic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pericic lands a left hand.
Pericic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good blocks the elbow strike.
Good softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pericic is looking to control Good's arms but Good gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pericic has his back to the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Good.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pericic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pericic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good avoiding damage as Pericic throws knees to the body.
Good pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good lands a nice knee to the body.
Pericic is breathing heavily.
Good scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Good.
Good tries to throw a body punch but Pericic avoids it by throwing Good back against the ropes.
Good missing with knees to the body.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Pericic controls his hands.
Good lands a left hand.
Good blocks an uppercut.
Good lands a shot to the body.
Good lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Good.
Good landing knees to the head.
Good tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pericic's elbow.
Pericic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Good is keeping busy.
Good lands a right hand.
Good avoiding damage as Pericic throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good pushes off an throws an elbow but Pericic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pericic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pericic is defending well for now.
Good on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pericic misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Good.
Good is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pericic can do to turn this around?
Good working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pericic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Good's defenses.
Pericic lands an elbow that stopped Good in his tracks for a moment.
Pericic takes a shot to the head.
Good lands a shoulder strike.
Pericic misses with a punch on the inside.
Good avoiding damage as Pericic throws knees to the body.
Pericic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pericic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nate Good has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pericic.
Pericic throws an elbow but it misses.
Good misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Good.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Good dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Good's cut.
That's time! Good's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Good, right into the meat.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses.
Pericic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Good's head.
Good checks the leg kick.
Good scoring well with a low kick there.
Pericic scores with a shot to the body.
Pericic throws a hook to the side of Good's head but Good sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good lands with a hook. Pericic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good tries a low kick but Pericic avoids it.
Pericic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Good.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Good.
Pericic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pericic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Pericic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good wants to land a leg kick but Pericic is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good throws a leg kick but Pericic moved away.
Nice shot by Good.
Pericic gets tackled into the ropes by Good. Good maintains the clinch.
Good lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pericic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Good in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good lands with a right to the head.
Pericic avoids a wild elbow strike from Good.
Good misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Good.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Good.
Knees to the body from Good.
Good with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good presses Pericic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good looking to throw knees to the head but Pericic is blocking nicely.
Pericic throws a punch but it's blocked by Good.
Good scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic takes a shot to the head.
Good misses with a knee to the head.
Good comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good misses with a punch to the body.
Good stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pericic throws an elbow but misses.
Good is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pericic avoids it.
Good connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pericic's face.
A body shot lands from Good.
Good with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Good.
Pericic tries to stall but Good uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good presses Pericic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Good clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Good's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pericic's sensitive parts.
Pericic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pericic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pericic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pericic lands a nice looking body kick.
Pericic is looking to score with low kicks.
Good checks a low kick from Pericic.
Pericic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good blocks the body kick.
Good is looking to slow Pericic down with leg kicks.
Nate Good is winning the standup battle so far.
Pericic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pericic throws a good cross that connects.
Good connects with a leg kick. Pericic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good thumps Pericic with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pericic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good blocks an elbow strike.
Good missing with knees to the body.
Good works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Good.
Good is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Good.
Good lands a nice knee to the body.
Good lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Good as the two fighters clinch.
Good lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Good.
Good lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pericic backwards.
Good lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Good obliges.
Pericic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pericic prevents a body shot from Good.
Good lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pericic backwards.
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Good scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good blocks an elbow strike.
Good lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Good.
Good tries a body shot but Pericic blocks it.
Good tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pericic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pericic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good pushes Pericic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Good had his way with Jorge Pericic in that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Good's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circling - Pericic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nate Good is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pericic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pericic thows a leg kick but Good checks it
and Pericic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pericic throws a solid leg kick but Good takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pericic.
Pericic thows a leg kick but Good checks it
and Good counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pericic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good slips under a jab.
A combination from Pericic does no damage.
Good lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses.
Good closes the distance and clinches.
Good goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pericic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Pericic controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good tries to work over Pericic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good blocks an uppercut.
Good lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pericic blocks it with crossed arms.
Pericic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Good is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Good.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jorge Pericic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pericic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good lands a shot to the body.
Good gets through Pericic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Good.
Good lands an uppercut.
Pericic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good misses with the head strike.
Pericic avoids the elbow strike from Good, against the ropes.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good prevents a body shot from Pericic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pericic.
Good is leaning against Pericic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Good.
Knees in the clinch landing for Good.
Good lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pericic backwards.
Pericic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pericic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pericic trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Good on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Good showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Good has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Good!
An out of breath Nate Good thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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