(Event highlights after the jump)
After the fall of the Last Emperor last week UFC 116′s King Kong vs Godzilla main event was set to decide the new baddest man on the planet. The opening round was all Shane Carwin, dropping heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar with knees and uppercuts and following him to the mat for a brutal barrage of ground and pound. The clock and Lesnar’s toaster-sized chin would eventually get the champ past the first round, though no one would have made a fuss had the ref ended the fight during one of the dozens of unanswered shots. After all, Brock was curling up against the fence and running like Kalib Starnes at points.
Between rounds the already unattractive Lesnar looked as if he’d lost the first stanza to a meat cleaver, which is the not-so-surprising result of being hit over 50 times by Carwin’s 5-XL gloves. Despite the beating, Lesnar looked to his corner and told them he was “good”, and even exchanged pleasantries with Carwin in the form of a wink and smile.
The second round began and Carwin’s “heavy hands” were just that, heavy. READ MORE >>
