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#3 UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin - July 3, 2010
Brock Lesnar's UFC Heavyweight Championship defence against unbeaten challenger Shane Carwin was the draw for UFC 116 and the main event delivered in spades.
Carwin had finished all 12 of his previous opponents in the first round and came close to doing the same to Lesnar. The champion hung in there and survived to round two where Carwin began to tire and Lesnar was able to lock on a submission for the win. It was perhaps Lesnar's finest MMA fight and an incredibly entertaining battle of the behemoths.
George Sotiropoulos won a unanimous decision against Kurt Pelligrino which was fairly one-sided in favour of Sotiropoulos but nevertheless was a hugely entertaining, technically proficient affair.
The "American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar once more lived up to his name in an all-out war with Krzysztof Soszynski in a rematch of their encounter at UFC 110. A tremendously entertaining fight as both men traded blows from the start. By the second round, both men were already pouring out blood and Bonnar would end the fight with strikes soon after. Incredible entertainment.
Perennial contender Chris Lytle faced Matt Brown in another exciting fight with plenty of strike combinations and submission attempts. Lytle took the win with a beautiful arm-lock which forced Brown to verbally submit as he was unable to tap out.
The co-main event was originally scheduled to be Yoshihiro Akiyama versus MMA legend, Wanderlei Silva. However, after Silva pulled out due to injury, Chris Leben stepped in and a fight of the year contender took place. In a blistering fight, with wild exchanges, numerous takedowns and tremendous grappling, Leben ensured a surprise finish when he became the first man to ever submit Akiyama. An absolutely brilliant match on a tremendous UFC card.
