UFC 116 Preview: Shane Carwin on ESPN SportsCenter - "You're Gonna See Brock Lesnar Knocked Out on the Canvas"
by Nate Wilcox on Jun 30, 2010 12:05 PM EDT
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PrintUFC Interim Heavyweight Champ Shane Carwin appeared on ESPN's SportsCenter today. A glowering, menacing presence, he wore a black base ball cap that hid his eyes in shadow and grumbled quietly but confidently as he answered the host's questions.
When host Josh Elliott asked if the bout would be decided based on who was the better grappler, Carwin answered that he has prided himself on his focus on the stand up game and that he expected to win the fight with his striking.
Elliott pointed out that Carwin played linebacker for Western State and was actually rated as one of the top 15 NFL prospects at linebacker by at least one talent scout at the time. When asked why he had not pursued football rather than MMA, Carwin answered that the same qualities that make a great linebacker -- the pleasure in hitting other people -- are what make him a driven martial artist.
Elliott then explained that Carwin had won the interim belt while Lesnar was out with an illness and Carwin responded, "Brock has the real belt. I'm going to take it from him Saturday."
He closed the segment by predicting, "You're going to see Brock Lesnar knocked out on the canvas."
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These sportscenter interviews always seem so forced as far as the anchors go.
Go get that bread, Kimbo Slice. - Mike Fagan
by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Jun 30, 2010 11:46 AM EDT reply actions
I think it’s because they know absolutely nothing about the sport and are still coming to terms with the fact that they even have to conduct these interviews.
As a side note, Rome’s interviews are always entertaining. He’s a huge Faber mark and seems like he really follows the sport.
by PetrozellisJab on Jun 30, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually Josh Elliott does know a little bit of the sport. I got the impression he watched mma after the first Lesnar interview when Dana mentioned Nog/Cain might go for the belt first. Josh Elliott was excited about possibly seeing Nog so it appeared he knew a bit about the sport.
by goodbadugly16 on Jun 30, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotcha
Obviously I didn’t get the same impression.
by PetrozellisJab on Jun 30, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
josh elliots the only one from sportscenter who has any clue about mma
so he gets every interview
We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!
Seems like Carwin was making up for that last BORING interview.
Semper Fi
by ChicagoMarine on Jun 30, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
ESPN is finnaly starting to give MMA it’s due the past year or so. They can’t ignore the numbers in the holy (18-35) demographic.
USMC vet. MMA nut. Rousimar Palhares is a dirty fighter.
Pain don't hurt...
plus they can’t hide the fact that Kornheiser is dead anymore.
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 30, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I doubt it too
It will most likely be on the decal or against the cage.
"90% of this sport is 50% mental" - Tim Sylvia
by Figs on Jun 30, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
The thing most interesting about Brock
is he is a blank slate. He doesn’t have fighting habits to break. He can, from scratch and with the right trainers like Couture, build a gameplan that ONLY works for Carwin, the way he had a half-guard plan that only worked for Mir (Step out of full guard, dive into half, flatten out, you know the rest).
We pretty much know how Carwin will look, but Lesnar could come in with a whole new set of skills. Hard fight to predict.
Very true. I don’t see Greg Jackson turning Carwin into a lay and pray fighter against Brock. That would be idiotic. If I KOed all 12 of my opponents in the first round I would be predicting a win by KO also.
Ubereem is here to kill the Finkelstein monster!
Hes got some subs too
How did I end up on this bandwagon and why does everything say property of Chael Sonnen?
Not really.
I’ve seen a few of his submission wins from the bush leagues and they were mostly of the “here is my neck … now please stop hitting me” variety.
interesting take. Of course, the same could be said about Carwin. Who would’ve thought he would dirty boxed like that against Mir. Most assumed he would just stand in the center and bang or take Frank down. It was the perfect gameplan they built for Frank.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13
Good call. That said, I think that Carwin’s porous striking defense will be a huge hurdle for him to overcome.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Jun 30, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
5 fights is all we got on Lesnar.
He’s the champ, not doubt, but he’s comming off a major illness (he lost alot of weight) and he’s never fought anyone like Carwin. Mir/Couture/Herring are all grappling based fighters, Carwin on the otherhand is a KO machine. I would be more concerned with Lesnars striking defence.
The real test for Carwin will come when Brock shoots that first takedown. If Carwin can stop it he wins, if not…….
USMC vet. MMA nut. Rousimar Palhares is a dirty fighter.
Pain don't hurt...
Man I cant wait to see Carwin win this
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by Kid Nate on Jun 15, 2010 3:47 PM CDT
Kid Hate layin it down
by II SMASH II on Jun 30, 2010 11:47 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Hell yes!
Carwin Bandwagon, all aboard!!!! w00t w00t!!!!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Jun 30, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
WAR SHARWIN!!!
"Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherf**ker" - Jules Winnfield
"A good word that I got from the Mike Tyson Documentary... I'm going to absolutley decimate this motherf**ker, I haven't been in the dictionary to see what it actually means but I'm guessing it's going to be something in the way of just killing a motherf**ker." -Paul Daley (on the definition of Decimate)
by WeaponElDeem on Jun 30, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Can he KO Lesnar...
I love a fight like this. One way or another we will see a first.
The fist time Lesnar was KO’d.
The first time Shane loses.
The frst time Shane makes it out of the first round.
Unless Shane subs Lesnar we will see a first.
If that is really how he feels
I can’t wait to see his drug test result after the fight is over.
Do you have some sort of urine fetish?
"90% of this sport is 50% mental" - Tim Sylvia
by Figs on Jun 30, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I just want
The same thing Carwin is smoking if he thinks he’s going to knock Lesnar out.
Given that
Brock’s chin hasn’t been tested, he’s coming off over a year layoff due to illness, and Shane has (arguably) the strongest hands in the HW division? I don’t think he’s high for that claim.
by LikeTheWhiskey on Jun 30, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Mir and Couture both dazed Lesnar. I’m sure his stand up is much better now but Carwin will drop him if he connects.
Ubereem is here to kill the Finkelstein monster!
Lesnar was admittedly dazed from that knee by Mir, but where do people get the idea that Randy dazed Brock? Landing punches on him and opening a cut doesn’t mean he was dazed.
But I absolutely agree that if Carwin connect clean, Brock will be go out. No one can take Carwin’s shots and not get seriously rocked
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13
I want some of what your smoking if you honestly think Carwin isn’t able to KO Brock. I get the feeling Carwin could KO a Hippo if he tried.
USMC vet. MMA nut. Rousimar Palhares is a dirty fighter.
Pain don't hurt...
but could he suplex a great white? i think not
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 30, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
KABLAMMO
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former - Albert Einstein"
- Goonisis
by Goonisis on Jun 30, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
F-5 ftw! round 2 xD
So I hear no screams and I shed no tears , If I'm in your dreams then your end is near...
SLEEP!
by Nightmare_wears_prada on Jun 30, 2010 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Watched Carwin's and Brock's fights over and over again yesterday
The thing that struck me about Carwin is that he actually is a truly elite athlete. His power is just devastating. Watch when he begins to unload on Mir just before the TKO – he just explodes out of that clinch pumping pistons with crazy amounts of torque. He doesn’t really have that showy bulk that Brock has. Gonzaga and Mir were taller and looked like the bigger men, actually. But if you watch Carwin in HD or pay attention in the close ups, he is just a freaking tank – dense, functional muscle that only comes from 1) genes, and 2) a lifetime of training focused on athletic strength.
I can see how I missed these things before – he doesn’t bounce around the cage with Brock’s quickness or maul opponents in Brock’s freak-of-nature way, so much as he kind of subtly positions himself and the opponent to wherever he wants them before he launches those missiles at their face.
by Manzanillos Cup on Jun 30, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't he say he was staying away from all media before the fight?
I’ve never disliked a fighter’s character as much as this guy. Just an annoying, preachy self righteous, sanctimonious guy.
Having said that, I think he will win Saturday.
Shane is very dull, he says the same thing in every interview.
Go get that bread, Kimbo Slice. - Mike Fagan
by SouthAlaBamaRampage on Jun 30, 2010 11:50 AM EDT reply actions
He's in a no-win situation.
When Carwin speaks his mind, people jump all over him for being “preachy”; when he sticks to the script he gets crap for being dull. If I were him, I wouldn’t talk to the media any more than I had to either.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
i like both fighter, i see it going both ways
look shane can def lesnar by KO…BUT honestly brock is a smart fighter..i can c him just taking carwin down and finishing him as well. this is a exciting fight..can carwin be KO?? can brock even hold carwin down? can either one of them pull a sub. to win (lol)? we dont know. im stoked.
Very boring interview. He is a great fighter, but I am sure from a marketability standpoint the UFC really appreciated Brock as an outspoken heavyweight champ. Also, Shane was a top 15 Linebacker prospect, not overall. I know it says that he played LB but the “top 15 NFL prospect” is kind of misleading.
thanks
meant to clarify that in the first place. fixed now.
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by Nate Wilcox on Jun 30, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
The video is actually up on ESPN.com already if you wanna replace the craptastic screenshot above.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Jun 30, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I love how neither of these guys has been tested before. Yeah, Brock beat Mir in Mirs guard and dominated Herring and Couture, and yeah, Carwin has been running through people and was really hurt against Gonzaga- but truthfully, the true test is Lesnar’s chin vs. Shane’s ground game and cardio if he can’t stop the takedown. This fight is UBERcompetitive. Literally, if Shane lands clean, he’s knocking you out. But has Lesnar improved his striking during his layoff to the point that he can convert mack truck power into KO power? What happens if he gets a one armed headlock and beats Shanes face into strawberries? This might be the first PPV I’ve bought in a while just because this fight is incredibly intriguing. I haven’t been this excited for a fight since GSP vs. Penn II. And I’ll actually concede that I was as excited about Diego vs. Penn until the first 15 seconds where it was obvious Diego had no avenue to win.
I’m hot on predictions right now- picked Werdum by triangle. I’m going with Brock, 2nd round KO. Its going to happen from a scramble- Shane’s going to get taken down, try to get back to his feet, and Brock’s going to land a clean uppercut. Maybe even a knee.
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
Good call on the knee dude.
Stallar.com take a gander!
by Earl Montclair on Jun 30, 2010 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Two Mack Trucks On An Exciting Collision Course!
Does this fight have any chance of being boring?
"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"
I personally found the Herring fight entertaining, but one could argue that it was boring, and this fight could possible end up like that (highly unlikely cuz of Carwin’s wrestling background compared to Herring’s)
I think that fight may have come across more boring if it was not in Minnesota. That crowd was batshit for Lesnar that night. He could have got in the octagon and had a 15 minute tea party and they would have loved every second of it.
Stallar.com take a gander!
by Earl Montclair on Jun 30, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Can’t find an image of the Mythbusters head-on tractor trailers collision.
I want Kim Winslow or Tan Dan to ref Tito Ortiz' next fight.
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Jun 30, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t be surprised of Brock got the takedown up against the fence, pulls the same move he did on Mir when he got wrist control and then beats a personality into Shane Carwin.
Stallar.com take a gander!
by Earl Montclair on Jun 30, 2010 12:19 PM EDT reply actions
The great thing about using Frank Mir as an adjective is that it works for both fighters:
Carwin is going to get Frank Mir’d.
Lensar is going to get Frank Mir’d.
In both of these examples Frank Mir is as good as fucked.
by John Nash on Jun 30, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Carwin can't
fit his fists through the tiny armholes in typical t-shirts
by rzor on Jun 30, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Sleeves have too much personality.
Stallar.com take a gander!
by Earl Montclair on Jun 30, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
LESNAR PUNCH!!! *BOOM!!!*
Lesnar is going to outmuscle Carwin who is going to take the strategy of a Randy Cotoure and try to get inside and “dirty box” with Lesnar.
Lesnar… in the second… TKO.
Semper Fi
Perfect scenario for me would be...
Carwin throws a murderball in the 1st rd, knocks Brock down, Brock isnt KOd yet, they grapple, Carwin takes Brocks back, chokes him out. =)
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
What I've gathered from the comments so far
Is that Shane is going to punch a hole through Brock’s chest Fist of the North Star style.
Kind of can’t wait for this fight to be over with because it’s devolved into two warring fan boy factions lately. The disappointment on here will be delicious if Brock has his way with Shane, though.
It will always be warring fan boy factions with Lesnar. Haters will hitch their wagon onto Cain, Junior, James Toney or Frank or whoever the hell is next until the end of time.
Stallar.com take a gander!
by Earl Montclair on Jun 30, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
i actually see Nelson beating JDS too
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 30, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
because it’ll piss off Dana to no end
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 30, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m with you there. I want Roy to succeed mainly because he is so radically different than everyone else in the UFC today: horrible physique, one man training camps, etc.
and power mullets
Stallar.com take a gander!
by Earl Montclair on Jun 30, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Fear the mullet, respect the mullet.
I wish he would come to the ring with tape over his belly button King Hippo style since that is exactly who he reminds me of.
Or paint a moon and stars on it
Stallar.com take a gander!
by Earl Montclair on Jun 30, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
if brock wins decisively
you can bet the house on this site suddenly becoming much, much more pro-lesnar
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 30, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly
That sounds as plausible as Kid Nate become the UFC’s PR man. People here just love to hate on Lesnar.
Or Fagan getting an "I tattoo
Stallar.com take a gander!
by Earl Montclair on Jun 30, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
oh boo on me
i meant Fagan getting an “I heart Shane Carwin” tattoo
Stallar.com take a gander!
by Earl Montclair on Jun 30, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
nah I'm on Team Brock
I’ve been a fan since the Herring fight, never saw him in WWE since I stopped watching it the early 90s.
by Polyhedron on Jun 30, 2010 1:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i think i’m on team brock for every reason he gets hate on- the middle fingers, the drooling/ spitting out mouthguard, calling out sponsors, speaking of mounting his wife- i love heels. i don’t like jamie varner heels, but BROCKLESNAR is like an anti-achilles
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 30, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Varner is a Tito style heel
Annoying and whiny with shitty excuses every time he loses.
by Polyhedron on Jun 30, 2010 1:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
also, i don’t know if this is a good reason, but i can’t stand the star tattooes. i’m not trying to insult anyone that has them, but on varner they look like 3 items for 2 bucks.
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 30, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
“I just wanted to let you guys know that I fought with a stuffy nose, a stubbed toe, three jammed fingers and my noses itches. That’s why I lost tonight.”
“plus i went swimming yesterday and i think i still have water in my right ear”
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 30, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
^this is a big reason why I don’t like Brock, along with his antics during the Herring fight.
Having said that, I also recognize he’s a top 3 heavyweight and is a beast! I don’t think anyone outside of Fedor and Carwin has a chance against him. Whoever wins saturday is going to rule the UFC heavyweight division for quite awhile.
And Varner heels are he absolute worst!!!
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13
When Shane speaks
He sounds like Epic Beard Man on Valium.
by Polyhedron on Jun 30, 2010 1:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'm rooting for Shane...
But I don’t really care who wins.
I’m just excited to watch the fight.
This will be a good fight.
Lesnar is going to try and take the fight to the ground and dominate Carwin like he did Mir, and Carwin will try and keep the fight standing. It’s going to be interesting to see how it unfolds. Personally, I am not a Lesnar fan at all and wouldn’t mind seeing him get slept.
Please don't read my signature.
Shane promises to strike with Brock… I’m guessing Carwin by tapout.
You don't like wrestling in MMA? Go watch K-1.
by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Jun 30, 2010 2:05 PM EDT reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja6UPD47H6A This is all I can foresee
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