Carwin vs Dos Santos at UFC 131: Breakdown & news

This is, by far, one of the most interesting and exciting UFC heavyweight match-ups in recent years. It's one of those fights where basically everyone is torn when picking a winner. We have two very powerful strikers who each have only very small holes in their fight games, and both can end a fight in the blink of an eye. Let's take a look at the competitors for current #1 contender status:




SHANE CARWIN:

MMA Record 12-1

UFC Record 4-1



Shane Carwin is one of the most physically imposing fighters in the heavyweight division. Massive in stature, Carwin is surprisingly quick and agile. This, unlike the power he possesses in his hands, plays into the "wild card" aspect of this fight with JDS. We all know that he can KO Dos Santos if he catches him cleanly, but how will Carwin counter a fighter with such great boxing skills?



Carwin has had a string of impressive wins in UFC competition. This led to his fight against (then champion) Brock Lesnar. Carwin dominated this fight in the first round and then appeared to experience a full gas-out at the end of the round. This is definitely forgivable, and I am sure that losing the way that he did to a fighter he clearly should have defeated, must be driving him forward in his current run back to the title. Shane Carwin is one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC's heavyweight division, hands down.



Let's look at another of the most exciting fighters in this same division...



JUNIOR DOS SANTOS:

MMA Record 12-1

UFC Record 6-0



JDS may not have as much pound-for-pound power in a single strike as Carwin does, but it would be difficult to argue that he doesn't possess the better boxing skills? He appears to be faster than Carwin while standing. The "wild card" aspect for JDS remains the same in this fight. How good is his takedown defense and how does he look on the ground? IF Carwin tries to muscle JDS around, clinch with him and do what he did to Frank Mir a while back, how will JDS respond and will he have an answer to the physical strength of Shane Carwin? Can he use his outstanding footwork to keep Carwin in range, where he can capitalize on speed and technical striking advantages?



JDS has had a very impressive UFC run thus far. Introducing himself to UFC fans with a one-punch KO of Fabricio Werdum, followed by impressive wins over Struve, Cro Cop, Yvel, Gonzaga & Nelson. He has solidly positioned himself at the top of the heap for a title shot. This fight with Carwin is obviously what will now make or break this title run.

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We haven't yet seen what has been dubbed "Carwin 2.0" in fight action. Since the surgery, recovery process, training camp and new diet, Carwin claims to feel the best he's felt in years. The results of this should be very interesting to see - and I assume that Carwin's cardio will not be an issue this time around. These factors weigh heavily in the fight being so difficult to call.



Who are you going with in this one? How do you see it going down? Can the winner defeat Velasquez?

Let us know what you think!

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin Tonight!

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin Tonight!











The UFC returns to Vancouver with an exciting main event, as Junior dos Santos and Shane Carwin meet in a battle of heavyweight powerhouses. Fight is tonight at 9p on PPV.



Official Fight card after the jump…



Official fight card

Preliminary card (Facebook/Youtube)

Featherweight bout: Michihiro Omigawa vs. Darren Elkins

Heavyweight bout: Joey Beltran vs. Aaron Rosa

Featherweight bout: Dustin Poirier vs. Jason Young

Middleweight bout: Nick Ring vs. James Head

Light Heavyweight bout: Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Mike Massenzio

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

Middleweight bout: Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Chris Weidman

Lightweight bout: Sam Stout vs. Yves Edwards

Main card

Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Vagner Rocha

Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Mark Muñoz

Heavyweight bout: Jon Olav Einemo vs. Dave Herman

Featherweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes

Heavyweight bout: Junior dos Santos vs. Shane CarwinUFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin

UFC 131 fight card

 The UFC 131 fight card was scheduled to feature the conclusion of this upcoming season's The Ultimate Fighter coach showdown between Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos, but that has since changed.



Lesnar was forced to pull out due to his latest battle with diverticulitis. In his place with be Shane Carwin (12-1). Dos Santos (12-1) is 6-0 in the UFC.



UFC 131 takes place Saturday, June 11 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.



The fight card is below.



Pay-Per-View Bouts
Graciemag Magazine (Practical guide to the gracie diet, December 2010)
Junior Dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin

Jon Olav Einemo vs. Dave Herman

Vagner Rocha vs. Donald Cerrone

Demian Maia vs. Mark Munoz

Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes



Spike TV Preliminary Bouts

Sam Stout vs. Yves Edwards

Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Chris Weidman



Preliminary Bouts

Dustin Poirier vs. Jason Young

Krzystof Soszynksi vs. Mike Massenzio

Nick Ring vs. James Head

Joey Beltran vs. Aaron Rosa

Darren Elkins vs. Michihiro Omigawa

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Watch UFC 116 Results: Brock Lesnar Submits Shane Carwin, Leben Outlasts Akiyama Highlights ...

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar successfully returned to action for the first time in a year, surviving an opening round onslaught to submit interim title-holder Shane Carwin in the second round of the UFC 116 main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.




Carwin tagged Lesnar as he shot for a takedown early in the first, then worked for a finish for the duration of the frame, pummeling Lesnar with ground and pound but coming up just short of a stoppage



Lesnar scored a takedown early in the second, then passed to mount, where he quickly locked on an arm triangle. Carwin managed to survive the choke momentarily, but Lesnar adjusted and forced Carwin to tap 2:19 into the round.



With the win, Lesnar becomes the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion and improves to 5-1 with his fourth-straight victory, while Carwin falls to 12-1 with the first first loss of his career.



In the UFC 116 co-main event, middleweight slugger Chris Leben outlasted Yoshihiro Akiyama to score a third-round submission for his second victory in just 14 days.



After being outgrappled in the opening round, Leben rocked Akiyama with powerful punches in the second then went on the offensive again in the third, eventually forcing a gassed Akiyama to tap to a triangle with just 20-seconds remaining in the fight.



Also on the UFC 116 main card, Chris Lytle submitted Matt Brown with a second-round armbar, Stephan Bonnar stopped Krzysztof Soszynski with punches in the second, and George Sotiropoulos earned a unanimous decision over Kurt Pellegrino.



On the Spike-televised UFC 116 prelims, Brendan Schaub stopped Chris Tuchscherer in just 67-second and Ricardo Romero survived a back-and-forth battle to submit Seth Petruzelli in the second.



The UFC 116 preliminary card also included wins by Kendall Grove, Gerald Harris, Daniel Roberts, and Jon Madsen.



The official UFC 116 results were:



MAIN CARD



Brock Lesnar def. Shane Carwin via submission (arm triangle) – Round 2, 2:19

UFC Heavyweight Championship Unification

Chris Leben def. Yoshihiro Akiyama via submission (triangle choke) – Round 3, 4:40

Chris Lytle def. Matt Brown via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 2:02

Stephan Bonnar def. Krzysztof Soszynski via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:08

George Sotiropoulos def. Kurt Pellegrino via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

PRELIMINARY CARD



Brendan Schaub def. Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:07

Ricardo Romero def. Seth Petruzelli via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 3:05

Kendall Grove def. Goran Reljic via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Gerald Harris def. Dave Branch via knockout (slam) – Round 3, 2:35

Daniel Roberts def. Forrest Petz via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Jon Madsen def. Karlos Vemola via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)Chris Lytle defeats Matt Brown by armbar at 2:02 of round two.




George Sotiropoulos defeats Kurt Pellegrino by unanimous decision.



Brendan Schaub defeats Chris Tuchscherer by first round TKO.



Ricardo Romero defeats Seth Petruzelli via second round armbar.



Kendall Grove defeats Goran Reljic by split decision.



Gerald Harris defeats Dave Branch by third round TKO.



Daniel Roberts defeats Forrest Petz by split decision.



Jon Madsen defeats Karlos Vemola by unanimous decision

In the end Bonnar once again dug deep and showed the remarkable toughness that first helped make him a star in the UFC to emerge bloody, but victorious.




Bonnar admitted in the post-fight press conference that at one stage he feared the fight was going to go in a similar direction to their previous encounter when he had lost due to a cut.



“I was just worried, in Australia I had one cut on my head and they stopped the fight on it. This time I had about five or six, I didn’t want the fight to get stopped, I didn’t want anyone taking that fight from me so I just kept going for it.”



“The first cut I was like, ‘probably no big deal,’ and then the second cut was like, ‘oh damn, looks like I’m bleeding out of another hole,’ then they kept adding up and yeah, it got me worried. The plan was to really make it a dogfight and push the pace and you know me, when I bleed it tends to bring the best out of me. Typical Bonnar.”



That ‘typical Bonnar’ approach has served him well over the years, and on this occasion he walked away with an extra $75,000 after his fight with Soszynski won ‘Fight Of The Night’ honors.



So with two wars with ‘The Polish Experiment’ under his belt, is the UFC veteran looking for a third encounter to settle the score once and for all?



Not so much.



“Personally, I spent the last eight months thinking about Krzysztof so I’m pretty sick of him,” the fighter joked.



Bonnar will next be seen in his role as color-commentator at WEC 50 next month
What was the best submission at UFC 116?


Brock Lesnar's arm triangle of Shane CarwinChris Leben's triangle of Yoshihiro Akiyama

Chris Lytle's armbar of Matt Brown

Thoughts ??

“UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” fighter weigh-in Results ....

“UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin” fighter weigh-ins at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. All fighters, including main-event fighters Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin, made weight on the first attempt.




Lesnar, who was heavily booed by the fans in attendance, said that he was simply grateful to be fighting again. “I’m just excited to be here and to get back in the cage,” Lesnar said.



“Tomorrow night we find out who the baddest man on the planet is,” Carwin said.



MAIN CARD

Brock Lesnar (265) vs. Shane Carwin (265)

Yoshihiro Akiyama (185) vs. Chris Leben (186)

Stephan Bonnar (205) vs. Krzysztof Soszynski (205)

Kurt Pellegrino (155) vs. George Sotiropoulos (156)

Matt Brown (171) vs. Chris Lytle (170)



PRELIMINARY CARD

Brendan Schaub (238) vs. Chris Tuchscherer (255) *

Seth Petruzelli (205) vs. Ricardo Romero (206) *

Kendall Grove (184) vs. Goran Reljic (186)

Dave Branch (185) vs. Gerald Harris (185)

Forrest Petz (170) vs. Daniel Roberts (169)

Jon Madsen (254) vs. Karlos Vemola (222)

UFC 116 Lesnar vs Carwin Promo

UFC 96 Knock outs - Highlights -

Matt Hamill KTFO Mark Munoz with Head Kick UFC 96



Shane Carwin KOs and Finishes Gabriel Gonzaga UFC 96



Kendall Grove Drops and Finishes Jason Day UFC 96



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