UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem Friday December 30, 2011

[joedoh]

Originally Posted by Joemomma1

I love 60 minutes of hype for 2 minutes of "fight". When I say fight I mean 2 dudes rolling around on the floor the whole time. show me a real fight with no kicking, grappling or arm twisting. when a bout is decided by just the use of fistts, thats something I will call a fight. Can you tell I'm not that big of a ufc fan?
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most sports are this way I have noticed. How many basketball games have you watched that could have been decided in the last 2 minutes? couldnt they just play a two minute game?

[hotrod 80]

Updates for the work crew .

[Joemomma1]

Originally Posted by joedoh

most sports are this way I have noticed. How many basketball games have you watched that could have been decided in the last 2 minutes? couldnt they just play a two minute game?

You're comparing apples to oranges my man. The goal is not to play for 60 minutes and who ever has the most points wins, it's knock that out asap!
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[fastwillie 696969]

Originally Posted by CG

I fired up the TV about 6:15 to get ready to order the pay per view and it said the program had already started ... UGH! ... Checked online again because I was sure it didnt start until 7 (west coast), thank goodness I was right. Just had a bunch of fluff on before the matches.

Just sitting here watching the build up and Gail said she likes Overeem better, that Brock guy is a jerk ... LOL.

I can just see us walking down the street some day and there is Brock Lesnar ... Look honey there is that big jerk we saw on PPV. I hope I have my running shoes on =)

if you think brock lesnar is a jerk ,let me tell you ,your totally wrong .

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Nate Diaz Won!
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[kingsolver72]

Fitch was knocked out in 12 seconds of the first round. Can't say I'm bummed about that.
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[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Brock lost!
He said this is it.
He is officially retiring due to his disease.
He promised his wife and kids.
No more UFC and no more MMA fighting!
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[kingsolver72]

Brock lost. Liver kick. TKO
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[1Bad62Pro/Street]

Stay tuned to the UFC 141 Post-Fight Press*Conference Live Event Video.
It will be in 55mins fellas.....
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[CG]

Originally Posted by fastwillie 696969

if you think brock lesnar is a jerk ,let me tell you ,your totally wrong .

I didnt say he was a jerk ... I dont know the guy ... My honey got that from watching the previews, she said it (Just in case Brock is reading this). All I said was I was afraid of him

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

UFC 141 LESNAR vs OVEREEM Post-Event Press...

UFC 141 Post-fight Press Conference Live Free Streaming Video
http://www.ufc.com/media/141-post-pc
http://www.youtube.com/user/UFC

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[jocko]

I must be old. I'd rather re-watch the "thrilla in Manilla...." all over again. Don't get me wrong, incredible athletes, but, well, I'm just sayin. I never thought I'd use the words "more refined" when referring to boxing, but then again, I hadn't seen UFC yet either.

[1Bad62Pro/Street]

http://mma.sbnation.com/2011/12/30/2...onuses-updates

Alistair Overeem: $385,714.28 (includes $121,428.57 win bonus)
def. Brock Lesnar: $400,000

Nate Diaz: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus)
def. Donald Cerrone: $30,000

Johny Hendricks: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus)
def. Jon Fitch: $60,000

Alexander Gustafsson: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Vladimir Matyushenko: $40,000

Jim Hettes: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Nam Phan: $8,000

Ross Pearson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Junior Assuncao: $8,000

Danny Castillo: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Njokuani: $12,000

Dong Hyun Kim: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus)
def. Sean Pierson: $8,000

Jacob Volkmann: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Efrain Escudero: $10,000

Diego Nunes: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Manny Gamburyan: $18,000
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[fastwillie 696969]

im glad he made that decision

[fastwillie 696969]

Originally Posted by CG

I didnt say he was a jerk ... I dont know the guy ... My honey got that from watching the previews, she said it (Just in case Brock is reading this). All I said was I was afraid of him

im sorry i know for a fact that brock is down to earth dude ,when me and my ill father came back from japan ,he was on the same flight ,i ask him if he had time he could come over and say hello to my father half way home he came over and talk to us for alittle while ,when we landed in san fran ,he signed and took pictures with me at the custom gate waiting for bags .he was real nice dude .when we got home my dad said who was that guy away

[Joemomma1]

Looks like I was off by 26 seconds. What a crock
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[kingsolver72]

Originally Posted by Joemomma1

I love 60 minutes of hype for 2 minutes of "fight". When I say fight I mean 2 dudes rolling around on the floor the whole time. show me a real fight with no kicking, grappling or arm twisting. when a bout is decided by just the use of fistts, thats something I will call a fight. Can you tell I'm not that big of a ufc fan?
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Yes it is very obvious that you are not a big fan of mixed martial arts.we also can tell you have a very narrow and unrealistic view of what a fight is.
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[1Bad62Pro/Street]

UFC 141: Brock Lesnar loses, retires and it's probably for the best

At UFC 141, heavyweight Alistair Overeem (36-11, 1-0 UFC) defeated former UFC champion Brock Lesnar (5-3, 4-3 UFC) by technical knockout in the first round. After the bout, Lesnar announced that he was retiring from mixed martial arts. He didn’t say what his future plans were but many fans speculate that he will be returning to pro wrestling.

Standing in the center of the cage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. “Tonight is the last time you will see me in the Octagon," Lesnar said. “I'm here to say that Brock Lesnar has officially retired. I promised my wife, my kids. If I won this fight I'd fight one more time for the title. If I lost, I'd retire.”

It was probably the right decision because during the fight Lesnar once again looked liked a fish out of water in the Octagon. Despite being a two-time NCAA All-American wrestler, Lesnar decided to stand and fight Overeem instead of using he superior wrestling skills.

Overeem kicked Lesnar in the liver and the former UFC champion fell to the canvas and covered up. Overeem followed with several punches and referee Mario Yamasaki stopped the bout at 2:26 of the first round.

At the post-fight press conference Overeem said, “I’m not a guy that believes in superstition stuff, but yesterday I said I would do a liver kick.”

Lesnar told UFC president Dana White after the fight that he believe he has a broken rib.

White said, “We’ll figure it out,” when asked about Lesnar’s contract with the UFC and if he would be allowed to go to WWE if he is still under contract.

In the co-main event, “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone (17-4, 4-1 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to Nate Diaz (15-7, 10-5 UFC) in a lightweight bout. It looked to me like Cerrone wasn't fighting to win the bout, but was fighting to win the “Fight of the Night” $75,000 bonus. He seemed to follow the exact game plan of his training partner Leonard Garcia -- standing toe-to-toe and exchanging punches with your opponent. Even though you may be losing the fight, your chance of winning a bonus is greater.

Cerrone talked to mmafighting.com earlier in the week about being broke despite fighting four times this year. He pocketed more than $200,000 in post-fight bonuses alone.

"And it's gone," Cerrone told reporters with a Dennis the Menace grin earlier this week, explaining, "I now own everything I ever wanted."

For three straight rounds, both fighters would do the same thing. Cerrone would land several leg sweeps and Diaz would land many punches to the mouth of Cerrone.

It makes for an entertaining fight, but it's very frustrating for the corner men and fans of the fighters. You know what he needs to do to win, but the fighter chooses otherwise.

The “Knockout of the Night” went to Johny Hendricks (12-1, 7-1 UFC) in a bout before Diaz vs. Cerrone. Only one punch was thrown, a left jab to the jaw of UFC No. 2 welterweight contender Jon Fitch (23-4-1, 16-2-1 UFC). The big overhand left land directly on Fitch’s jaw, knocking him out instantly at 12 seconds of the first round.

Light-heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson (13-1, 5-1 UFC) did his best Jon Jones impersonation with a TKO (punches) of Vladimir Matyushenko (26-6, 7-4 UFC) at 2:13 of round one.

Pennsylvania's own Jimy “The Kid” Hettes (10-0 2-0 UFC) but on a ground and pound clinic and won by a lopsided unanimous decision against welterweight Nam Phan.

Below are the full undercard results.

Diego Nunes won by unanimous decision over Manny Gamburyan.

Jacob Volkmann won by unanimous decision over Efrain Escudero.

Dong Hyun Kim won by unanimous decision over Sean Pierson.

Danny Castillo won by split decision over Anthony Njokuani.

Ross Pearson won by unanimous decision over Junior Assuncao.
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[1Bad62Pro/Street]

By Thomas Gerbasi December 31, 2011
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar retires after his UFC 141 loss to Alistair Overeem
Brock Lesnar always knew how to make an entrance. And even after losing to Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC 141 Friday night, he knew how to make an exit as well, stealing the show in Las Vegas with his announcement that he was retiring from the sport of mixed martial arts at the age of 34.

Finishing with a record of 5-3, Lesnar’s slate didn’t truly reveal the impact he had on the sport in a little over four years, or what he had to overcome to get into the Octagon in the tail end of his short career. Needless to say, he will be remembered by fans of the sport, some who booed, some who cheered, but all of whom watched him when he competed.

A 2000 NCAA Division I national wrestling champion for the University of Minnesota, South Dakota’s Lesnar went on to international stardom as a WWE wrestler before leaving that world to try out for the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, despite a strong showing, Lesnar was cut, but he didn’t stay idle for long, opting to begin a career in mixed martial arts after a short return to pro wrestling.

“I originally wanted to fight when I was in junior college,” said Lesnar, who wrestled for Bismarck State College, in 2008.* “I took some summer school out in Lassen, California, where I met up with some guys who trained out of the Lions Den.* They booked me in a show in Reno, Nevada, and then I had to pull out because once you got paid to participate in something, the NCAA wouldn’t accept me, and I wanted to wrestle.* But I had actually started rolling and learning jiu-jitsu back in junior college when I was 19-20 years old.” *

After putting in the requisite work in the gym, Lesnar was signed to make his debut against seven-foot-two Hong Man Choi at a K-1 event in Los Angeles in June, but he was instead matched up with late replacement Min Soo Kim, an Olympic silver medalist in judo.

The fight was a blowout for Lesnar, who took Kim to the mat and pounded on him, forcing a tap out due to strikes in just one minute and nine seconds. *

“I was just so happy to put my fist in some other guy’s face,” said Lesnar of his pro debut.* “I felt like I was in heaven.* It did go fast, 69 seconds, and it felt like it was five seconds.” *

Lesnar immediately made it known that he wanted to compete in the UFC, and a meeting with company president Dana White ensued.

“From the first conversation I had with Brock Lesnar, I was confident that he was gonna fight in the UFC,” said White.* “He had fought in another show, and after he fought in that show, he realized what it was like to fight in a rinky-dink organization.* Fighters and athletes of that caliber want to come to the UFC because this is the place to be.* It’s the most professional, it’s got the best fighters in the world and if you want to make your name and cement your legacy, the UFC is the only place to do it.”

Eventually, Lesnar convinced White that he was ready to take on the best the UFC had to offer and that he didn’t want any gimme fights. And White didn’t give him any, matching him up immediately with former heavyweight champion Frank Mir at UFC 81 in February of 2008.

After a strong start, Lesnar was submitted by Mir, but by the time he rebounded with wins over Heath Herring and Randy Couture, he was the heavyweight champion of the world, a feat he accomplished in just four pro fights.

At UFC 100 in July of 2009, he avenged the loss to Mir via second round TKO, but was struck a few months later with the first of two bouts of diverticulitis that threatened his career and his life.

He refused surgery after the first case of diverticulitis struck and he made a miraculous recovery, capping off his comeback with perhaps the biggest win of his career, a second round submission victory over Shane Carwin.

Three months after the Carwin bout, Lesnar would lose his belt to Cain Velasquez, and after a stint as a coach on season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter, he was hit a second time with diverticulitis. This time, he opted for surgery and had 12 inches of his colon removed. But once again, he rose from the proverbial canvas to beat the ailment and step back into the Octagon.

And while getting halted in the first round by Overeem wasn’t the way he wanted to leave the sport, a promise to his wife and children to retire should he lose prompted the big man from Alexandria, Minnesota to make his announcement to the world Saturday night and end a career that was like a shooting star – it didn’t last long and it burned out at the end, but when it was at its peak, it was something you wouldn’t miss seeing for the world.

http://www.ufc.com/news/Lesnar-The-U...-Retires-at-34
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[1Bad62Pro/Street]

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[Rochlow]

Bet he shows up at Wrestlemania??

[kingsolver72]

Originally Posted by kingsolver72

I wonder if Overeem's camp is planning on multiple mauy thai teeps to Lesnars abdomen. It'll be interesting to see if Brock is 100 percent.
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Wow..it did seem obvious to me to attack the midsection/core of Brock.I don't wonder any more.
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