UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin, July 3, 2010

[PizDoff]

UFC 116: Lesnar vs CarwinGeorge Sotiropoulos vs Kurt 'Batman' Pellegrino
Brendan 'The Hybrid' Schaub vs Chris 'The Crowbar' Tuchscherer
Kendall 'Da Spyder' Grove vs Goran Reljic
Seth 'The Silverback' Petruzelli vs Ricardo Romero
Gerald 'Hurricane' Harris vs Dave Branch

Daniel 'Ninja' Roberts vs Julio 'The Dominican Demon' Paulino
Jon Madsen vs Karlos Vemola


Wanderlei 'The Axe Murderer' Silva is out against Yoshihiro Akiyama, Chris Leben steps up to fight just 14 days after his second round TKO over Aaron Simpson at the UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale.

Picks?

[Odacon]

Those nicknames are crap.

Lesnar vs Carwin Winner Lesnar Descision or GNP TKO
Silva vs Akiyama Winner Silva
Lytle vs Brown Winner Lytle
Soszynski vs Bonnar Winner Soszynski
Sotiropoulos vs Pellegrino Winner Pellegrino
Schaub vs Tuchscherer Winner Schaub
Grove vs Reljic Winner Reljic
Petruzelli vs Romero Winner Petruzelli
Harris vs Branch Winner Harris
Roberts vs Paulino Winner Paulino
Madsen vs Vemola Winner Madsen

[Valiss]

Really pulling for Carwin here. Lesnar's chin is mostly untested and so is Carwins ground. What an intersting match up!

And I was just wondering the other day what happened to Seth 'Kimbo Killer' Petruzelli. They should give those two a rematch. I know, I know, but come on - you'd watch.

[heikengi]

Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin - Heavyweight Title Fight
Chris Leben vs Yoshihiro Akiyama
Chris 'Lights Out' Lytle vs Matt 'The Immortal' Brown
Krzysztof 'The Polish Experiment' Soszynski vs Stephan 'American Psycho' Bonnar
George Sotiropoulos vs Kurt 'Batman' Pellegrino
Brendan 'The Hybrid' Schaub vs Chris 'The Crowbar' Tuchscherer
Kendall 'Da Spyder' Grove vs Goran Reljic
Seth 'The Silverback' Petruzelli vs Ricardo Romero
Gerald 'Hurricane' Harris vs Dave Branch???
Daniel 'Ninja' Roberts vs Julio 'The Dominican Demon' Paulino???
Jon Madsen vs Karlos Vemola???

I'm not familiar with the fighters in the bottom three. I think despite Carwin's crazy hands, he's going to have a hard time with Lesnar. Lesnar is very big man. It'll be a close tough fight, though. I think it's going to be a wrestling match with Lesnar trying to avoid Carwin's hands at all costs.

[judoist]

George Sotiropoulos vs Kurt 'Batman' Pellegrino
Brendan 'The Hybrid' Schaub vs Chris 'The Crowbar' Tuchscherer
Kendall 'Da Spyder' Grove vs Goran Reljic
Seth 'The Silverback' Petruzelli vs Ricardo Romero
Gerald 'Hurricane' Harris vs Dave Branch
Daniel 'Ninja' Roberts vs Julio 'The Dominican Demon' Paulino
Jon Madsen vs Karlos Vemola


Wanderlei 'The Axe Murderer' Silva is out against Yoshihiro Akiyama, Chris Leben steps up to fight just 14 days after his second round TKO over Aaron Simpson at the UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale.

Picks?

I honestly hope Lesnar loses, and Leben is beat by Akiyama. Like someone in the "Douchebag of the month" said: "When it comes to class, Lesnar belongs in the trailer park."
In addition to this, Leben seems to like acting like a tough guy, only to start crying if he loses. Leben then went on to urinate on Jason Thacker's bed, and insulted him repeatedly.

[bctheory]

Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin
Chris Leben vs Yoshihiro Akiyama
Chris 'Lights Out' Lytle vs Matt 'The Immortal' Brown
Krzysztof 'The Polish Experiment' Soszynski vs Stephan 'American Psycho' Bonnar
George Sotiropoulos vs Kurt 'Batman' Pellegrino
Brendan 'The Hybrid' Schaub vs Chris 'The Crowbar' Tuchscherer
Kendall 'Da Spyder' Grove vs Goran Reljic

Obviously Carwin TKO first round, just look at his other fights :P

[jason123]

Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin - Heavyweight Title Fight (TKO second)
Chris Leben vs Yoshihiro Akiyama
Chris 'Lights Out' Lytle vs Matt 'The Immortal' Brown
Krzysztof 'The Polish Experiment' Soszynski vs Stephan 'American Psycho' Bonnar
George Sotiropoulos vs Kurt 'Batman' Pellegrino
Brendan 'The Hybrid' Schaub vs Chris 'The Crowbar' Tuchscherer
Kendall 'Da Spyder' Grove vs Goran Reljic
Seth 'The Silverback' Petruzelli vs Ricardo Romero
Gerald 'Hurricane' Harris vs Dave Branch
Daniel 'Ninja' Roberts vs Julio 'The Dominican Demon' Paulino
Jon Madsen vs Karlos Vemola

[jason123]

Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin - Heavyweight Title Fight (TKO second)
Chris Leben vs Yoshihiro Akiyama
Chris 'Lights Out' Lytle vs Matt 'The Immortal' Brown
Krzysztof 'The Polish Experiment' Soszynski vs Stephan 'American Psycho' Bonnar
George Sotiropoulos vs Kurt 'Batman' Pellegrino
Brendan 'The Hybrid' Schaub vs Chris 'The Crowbar' Tuchscherer
Kendall 'Da Spyder' Grove vs Goran Reljic
Seth 'The Silverback' Petruzelli vs Ricardo Romero
Gerald 'Hurricane' Harris vs Dave Branch
Daniel 'Ninja' Roberts vs Julio 'The Dominican Demon' Paulino
Jon Madsen vs Karlos Vemola

Changed my pick to Leben

[danno]

lesnar, leben, soszynski, sotiropoulos, reljic.

i'm hoping carwin and akiyama win though.

[DKJr]

Team Carwin! Sexyama, The Pollack, Aussie, Lytle (I don't like Matt Brown), Schaub, Seth, Goran, and who cares.

[conceited]

Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin - Heavyweight Title Fight
(TKO 1st round from strikes)
I hope Lesnar loses so bad, but I have to give the edge to him. Carwin or Lesnar, this fight isn't getting out of the first round.

Chris Leben vs Yoshihiro Akiyama
(Submission 2nd round, feeling a guillotine or RNC.)

Chris 'Lights Out' Lytle vs Matt 'The Immortal' Brown
(Submission 1st round, betting another choke.)

Krzysztof 'The Polish Experiment' Soszynski vs Stephan 'American Psycho' Bonnar
(Who? Well lets see here... Unanimous Decision) I can't believe they still let Bonnar fight. It's been real down hill for him lately. I'm rooting for the Psycho though, maybe this can kickstart a small win streak.

The Wizard of OZ George Sotiropoulos vs Kurt 'Batman' Pellegrino
(Decision) *** This is one that I am really excited about. Kurt has called George out on being a cheater. Should be heated.

Brendan 'The Hybrid' Schaub vs Chris 'The Crowbar' Tuchscherer
(KO round 2) Looking forward to seeing Schaub.

Kendall 'Da Spyder' Grove vs Goran Reljic
(Decision) I think this might be the tune up that gets Grove back to his winning ways. At least a guy can dream.


Seth 'The Silverback' Petruzelli vs Ricardo Romero
(Submission 1st round, Guillotine or some armlock)

Gerald 'Hurricane' Harris vs Dave Branch
(KO Round 2) Two up and comers, looking forward to see what these guys got.

Daniel 'Ninja' Roberts vs Forrest Petz
(Sub Round 1 no idea what submission) Another shot at a good fight. I really like the ninja.


Jon Madsen vs Karlos Vemola
(Decision) Don't know a lot about either of these guys but Madsen beat Al-Turk so hes my favorite.

[JudoBJJKid]

Lesnar vs Carwin TKO
Silva vs Akiyama
Lytle vs Brown
Soszynski vs Bonnar
Sotiropoulos vs Pellegrino
Schaub vs Tuchscherer
Grove vs Reljic
Petruzelli vs Romero
Harris vs Branch
Roberts vs Paulino
Madsen vs Vemola

[theword]

All of the nicknames on this card are awful...okay, except 'The Polish Experiment'. Otherwise, total nickname hell.

[OZZ]

All of the nicknames on this card are awful...okay, except 'The Polish Experiment'. Otherwise, total nickname hell.

He used to train here in London..
I just want to go on record stating that I hope Lesnar gets KO'd tonight. I am sure many other people are as well...

[AustinHarry]

Holy crap Leben-Akiyama!

Wow!

Spoiler:

Great finish by Leben. Tough break for Akiyama it is always fun watching a high level judoka that can execute his technique in mma.