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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Lucassen (ranked 1468 p4p, 184 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 1994 p4p, 246 weight class). 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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190 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arjen Lucassen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucassen throws a right and a left that Goodman avoids nicely.
Goodman throws a body punch but Lucassen moves out of range.
Goodman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lucassen blocks an uppercut.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucassen.
Lucassen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lucassen misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Goodman as the two fighters clinch.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goodman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucassen.
Lucassen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goodman.
Lucassen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goodman pushes Lucassen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Goodman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
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!
Lucassen swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman lands with a left to the head.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucassen misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman lands a right hand.
Goodman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodman lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Lucassen.
Goodman blocks a body shot from Lucassen.
Lucassen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lucassen presses Goodman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucassen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucassen.
Goodman lands a right hand.
Lucassen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucassen digs a right hand into Goodman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goodman's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucassen lands with a short shot to the head.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucassen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucassen.
Goodman lands a right hand.
Goodman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucassen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lucassen misses with the head strike.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucassen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Lucassen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lucassen has a couple of punches blocked by Goodman.
Goodman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucassen controls his hands.
Lucassen blocking some punches.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Goodman.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucassen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lucassen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lucassen pushes Goodman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucassen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lucassen up against the cage.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucassen manages to break the clinch.
Goodman lunges at Lucassen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lucassen's hand.
Lucassen walks into a stiff left hand from Goodman.
Lucassen wants to clinch.
Goodman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucassen misses with a head kick.
Goodman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lucassen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lucassen.
Lucassen cracks the inside of Goodman's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
A head kick from Goodman lands but Lucassen takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucassen.
Nice shot by Lucassen.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Lucassen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Goodman doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucassen circles away.
Lucassen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucassen misses the jab.
Goodman tries to bum rush Lucassen with a series of wild strikes but Lucassen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Lucassen misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goodman! But no joy.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucassen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lucassen throws a poor cross that misses
and Goodman counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodman blocks a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goodman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lucassen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodman throws out a loose jab but Lucassen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saul Goodman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goodman lands a leg kick that knocks Lucassen off balance momentarily.
Goodman keeps the fight on the outside.
Goodman cracks the inside of Lucassen's front leg.
Lucassen tries to clinch there but Goodman circles away.
Lucassen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodman tries to move into range but Lucassen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Lucassen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lucassen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Goodman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lucassen missing with a left hand there. Goodman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucassen tries to clinch there but Goodman circles away.
Goodman lands with a right hand.
Lucassen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Goodman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lucassen avoids the head kick by Goodman.
Goodman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lucassen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Lucassen is out of range.
Lucassen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucassen wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman tries to keep at a distance but Lucassen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Lucassen.
Goodman tries to throw a body punch but Lucassen avoids it by throwing Goodman back against the cage.
Goodman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucassen backwards.
Lucassen digs a right hand into Goodman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goodman's gas tank.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
Lucassen blocks an uppercut.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saul Goodman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Lucassen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lucassen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman working aggressively here.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucassen.
Lucassen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucassen tries to work over Goodman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucassen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucassen tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Lucassen back against the cage.
Lucassen tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Lucassen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Lucassen.
Lucassen breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucassen pushes Goodman up against the cage in a clinch.
Goodman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucassen throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Lucassen.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucassen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arjen Lucassen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lucassen lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucassen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goodman.
Goodman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lucassen misses with a hook
and Goodman counters with a right hand to the body.
Lucassen just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
Goodman keeps the fight on the outside.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Lucassen moved out of range nicely.
Goodman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucassen.
Goodman tries to keep at a distance but Lucassen has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucassen.
Lucassen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucassen misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Lucassen.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Lucassen.
Goodman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lucassen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucassen misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucassen misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucassen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucassen blocking some punches.
Lucassen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Goodman working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucassen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goodman is working Lucassen over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lucassen fails to land.
Goodman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lucassen blocks an uppercut.
Goodman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucassens head.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Goodman working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Goodman.
Lucassen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saul Goodman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Goodman swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucassen.
Nice body kick from Goodman.
Lucassen throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Goodman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goodman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goodman slips under a jab from Lucassen.
Lucassen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Lucassen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodman throws out the jab.
Lucassen wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goodman.
Goodman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucassen.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodman misses the target.
Lucassen throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman blocks a jab.
Goodman looks for the body kick but Lucassen saw that one coming.
Lucassen connects with a right hand. Goodman shakes it off.
Goodman throws an overhand right that lands on Lucassen's shoulder, as Lucassen tries to avoid the shot.
Lucassen swings for the body but Goodman moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Lucassen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goodman throws a body shot but no joy.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Lucassen is out of range.
Lucassen throws a looping overhand right but Goodman ducks down to avoid it.
Goodman takes one to the chin there.
Lucassen clinches up against the cage.
Goodman scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Goodman.
Goodman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucassen's elbow.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Lucassen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucassen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lucassen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucassen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucassen connects with an inside leg kick.
Lucassen loads up on a big right hand but Goodman slips the punch.
Goodman scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucassen has closed the distance and engaged Goodman in a clinch.
Goodman digs a right hand underneath Lucassen's ribcage. Lucassen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goodman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucassen's elbow.
Lucassen letting Goodman take a breather here.
Lucassen blocks an uppercut.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucassen gets through Goodman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lucassen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Lucassen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucassen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucassen dips to his left and cracks Goodman with an uppercut!
Lucassen is looking to clinch but Goodman is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Lucassen as he checks the leg kick.
Lucassen scores with a jab. Goodman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goodman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lucassen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lucassen throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Lucassen looks to land a right hand but Goodman moved out of range.
Goodman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lucassen's calf.
Goodman scores with a jab.
Lucassen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Lucassen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goodman misses with a wild body shot.
Lucassen throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucassen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodman blocks a head kick by Lucassen.
Goodman swings for the body but Lucassen moves out of range.
Arjen Lucassen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucassen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goodman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucassen.
Lucassen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucassen.
Lucassen working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
Goodman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goodman working aggressively here.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucassen.
Goodman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goodman misses with some punches.
Lucassen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Goodman.
Lucassen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lucassen.
Goodman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lucassen struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Lucassen can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
Lucassen misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saul Goodman.
Well Goodman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman!
During a confident post fight interview, Saul Goodman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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