UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem Live Blog and Play by Play

Brock Lesnar earnings to a Octagon tonight as a UFC presents their final uncover of 2011 to face UFC newcomer/most new Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem. The rest of a card, that will come to we live tonight starting during 7pm EST from a MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is built with fights that guarantee to yield fad and relevance. Just demeanour during a Facebook prelims that embody fighters such as Diego Nunes, Efrain Escudero and Dong Hyun Kim. We will be bringing we all of a movement tonight starting with a unequivocally initial competition and final with Lesnar’s initial quarrel in 14 months.

Facebook Prelims
Manny Gamburyan (146) vs. Diego Nunes (145)
Luis Ramos (171) vs. Matt Riddle (170)
Efrain Escudero (155) vs. Jacob Volkmann (155)
Dong Hyun Kim (171) vs. Sean Pierson (171)

Spike TV Prelims
Danny Castillo (156) vs. Anthony Njokuani (154)
Junior Assuncao (145) vs. Ross Pearson (145)

Main Card PPV
Jim Hettes (145) vs. Nam Phan (146)
Alexander Gustafsson (203) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (205)
Jon Fitch (171) vs. Johny Hendricks (170)
Donald Cerrone (156) vs. Nate Diaz (156)
Brock Lesnar (266) vs. Alistair Overeem (263)

BREAKING: The quarrel between Matt Riddle and Luis Ramos has been scratched due to Matt Riddle’s illness. The start time of a label has been bumped behind to 7:30pm EST.

Featherweight Bout
Diego Nunes (16-2) vs. Manny Gamburyan (11-6)

Round 1- Nunes throws a spinning behind flog to open. Nunes keeps a gait adult with jabs. Leg flog for Nunes. He throws another nonetheless Gamburyan gets out of a way. Another leg flog for Nunes. Gamburyan goes for a take down nonetheless Nunes stands adult to it and delivers a knee to a body. Leg flog to a thigh from Nunes. Gamburyan goes for a double leg takedown nonetheless he simply can’t get it. He drives Nunes into a enclosure and after a few seconds he gets Nunes to a mat. Nunes keeps his offense during brook and gets behind to his feet. Gamburyan keeps a reason of him and lands a shot. Front flog from Nunes does no damage. Nunes charges with a combo that lands. Gamburyan tries for another double leg nonetheless he gets nowhere with it. Spinning behind flog for Nunes lands. The turn ends nonetheless many movement in a final few seconds. 10-9 Nunes.

Round 2- Both fighters chuck boms in a opening seconds. Nunes fakes a knee and Gamburyan hits a outrageous right that stuns Nunes. Gamburyan presses him adult opposite a cage. Nunes tries to mangle and Gamburyan grabs partial of his back. Nunes shakes him off nonetheless can't entirely get Gamburyan divided from him. Spinning behind flog for Nunes lands to a mid-section. Another spinning behind flog lands. Left offshoot for Nunes. Joe Rogan theorizes that Gamburyan might have harmed his palm that would make this quarrel unequivocally formidable for him going forward. Gamburyan wrestles Nunes to a ground. Nunes works a half ensure nonetheless Gamburyan starts to order some belligerent and pound. Gamburyan grabs Nunes conduct looking for some arrange of mutated guillotine. Nunes stands adult and has a tiny cut on his face. Gamburyan keeps him tied up. They mangle and Nunes hits a good looking knee. He tries for a bind and knee nonetheless it is shielded well. Nunes tries for a conduct flog nonetheless it is blocked. The turn ends. Gamburyan 10-9 to tie things adult on a scorecard.

Round 3- The fighters rebound around a enclosure early on in turn 3. Gamburyan lands a plain right to a face. Nunes earnings with a leg kick. Leg flog from Nunes and Gamburyan counters with a jab. Another leg flog from Nunes. Leg flog for Nunes. Another. leg flog for Nunes, this one from a left. Gamburyan misses with a outrageous hook. Gamburyan goes for a double leg nonetheless Nunes again blocks it. Knee for Nunes on a break. Leg flog for Nunes. They come together again nonetheless zero unequivocally comes from it. Head flog blocked by Gamburyan. Gamburyan hits another right offshoot to a head. A few some-more leg kicks for Nunes. conduct flog for Nunes is usually partially blocked. Spinning behind fist by Nunes, Gamburyan ducks underneath it and tries for a takedown. He gets it for a second or so nonetheless Nunes escapes. Leg flog from Nunes. That one strike next a belt and a time out is called. Gamburyan hits with dual large fists, afterwards ducks underneath a flog and gets a takedown nonetheless Nunes is means to mountain adult out of it. Gamburyan tries for a impact to finish a quarrel nonetheless it is not to be. 10-9 Nunes giving him a 29-28 feat on a scorecard.

Diego Nunes def. Manny Gamburyan around Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Round 1- Volkmann throws a good inside leg flog to start. Escudero earnings fire. Volkmann goes for a takedown nonetheless Escudero grabs a guillotine and takes Volkmann down. He seems to have a good reason on it nonetheless not good adequate to finish. Volkmann escapes and lands a few shots from a top. He comes down and takes side control and grabs Escudero’s head. He has control of Escudero nonetheless he isn’t alighting a lot of shots. Escudero tries to shun nonetheless Volkmann grabs his conduct and puts him behind in his place. scudero starts throwing elbows from a bottom. Escudero gets flattened out and Volkmann starts alighting punches to a face. Volkmann gets a warning to stay bustling from Herb Dean. Volkmann starts to work a physique and a throng starts to get nervous already. Volkmann gets a headlock on him interlude Escudero from doing anything. The turn ends with Volkmann clearly in control. 10-9 Volkmann, no question.

Round 2- Volkmann again goes for a takedown and again Escudero goes for a throttle and we are right behind to where we were for many of turn 1. Volkmann starts to land shots to a body, substantially usually to stay busy. Volkmann takes a pitch during a face nonetheless it is mostly blocked. Again a throng starts to disapprove and it will be engaging to see if that affects Herb Dean. Escudero grabs a full ensure and Dean does indeed mountain them up. Volkmann charges with his strikes nonetheless cooking one for his trouble. Volkmann grabs a behind and tries to combat him to a ground. Volkmann slams Escudero down to a ground. Escudero has a good gurad going for a few seconds nonetheless Volkmann wiggles around it and takes a behind and has a full mount. He seems to looking for a behind exposed choke. He had it for a second and afterwards mislaid it. Escudero is means to lay adult nonetheless Volkmann still has a back. escudero tries to alleviate adult a thighs. Another easy turn for a American, 10-9 Volkmann.

Round 3- Volkmann hits an uppercut to start nonetheless it lands softly. Escudero lands a few strikes of his own. In a uncanny box of double deja vu, Volkmann goes for a takedown, Escudero goes for a throttle and Volkmann ends adult on tip nearby a commencement of a round. He wrestles his approach around and once again has a back. Volkmann lands a few blows to a side of Escudero’s face. Once again Herb Dean stands them adult nonetheless that one is unequivocally controversial as Volkmann still had his back. Volkmann goes for a single, Escudero lands a few elbows. He gets a behind again as they are both in a station position. Volkmann tries to measure a singular leg takedown nonetheless Escudero isn’t going for it this time around. Still he has had flattering many no offense. Then he finds a spectacle throttle and takes Volkmann down with it. He has a unequivocally good North south choke. Volkmann stands adult nonetheless Escudero adjusts and takes him down again. Volkmann seems on a verge of going on nonetheless it is a bit too late in a diversion and somehow Volkmann survives a turn and so a fight. 10-9 Escudero interjection to that late choke, nonetheless a quarrel stays Volkmann as we have him winning 29-28 on a scorecard.

Jacob Volkmann def. Efrain Escudero around Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight Bout
Dong Hyun Kim (14-1-1) vs. Sean Pierson (11-5)

Round 1- Leg flog from Kim to start. Another one. And another, all to a outward of Pierson’s leg. Pierson ties things adult and has Kim opposite a cage. They break. Kim keeps throwing strikes. They come together and Pierson lands a shot. Kim throws a flog nonetheless Pierson catches it. Outside leg flog for Pierson. Pierson with a dual strike combo to a face. Hook from Kim lands. Switch flog from Kim is held by Pierson. 1-2 combo from Kim with a second shot alighting clean. Pierson comes behind with a combo of his possess nonetheless a shot is not devastating. Pierson catches another flog nonetheless a genuine story is his inability to gain on it. Kim grabs a front headlock and it switches to a guillotine afterwards tosses Pierson to a ground. Pierson rolls and gets on tip and afterwards takes a back. The movement stalls and a turn ends. Super tighten round, presumably a tie, nonetheless we will call it 10-9 Kim.

Round 2- Leg flog from Kim is opposite by a shot to a face by Pierson. Kim tries and fails with a conduct kick. Inside leg flog for Kim. Another one. Pierson throws a complicated shot that is blocked. He ties KIm adult nonetheless and starts to work him on a body. Pierson backs him adult with shots to a face. Big left from Kim nonetheless Pierson grabs him. We have another unequivocally tighten turn on a hands. Sharp outward leg flog from Pierson. They tie adult opposite a enclosure with Pierson in control of a body. Body shot for Kim followed by another leg kick. Switch flog connects for Kim afterwards he quick cracks Pierson in a face with a punch. Hook for Kim lands. Leg flog for Pierson that Rogan unequivocally favourite for some reason. Kim lands a ideal switch flog to a face of Pierson that scarcely knocks him out. There are usually a few seconds left so Kim stalks him and lands a few punches. He can't finish him with those, tries a knee in recklessness nonetheless a turn ends. 10-9 Kim.

Round 3- Pierson looked terrible between rounds, not even means to find his dilemma nonetheless he is behind out there nonetheless. Pierson is means to behind him adult opposite a enclosure nonetheless his offense seems unequivocally muted. Leg flog for Kim lands. The dual fighters box a bit nonetheless Kim uses a event to take down Pierson. Pierson stands adult flattering quick and Kim grabs him opposite a cage. Kim struggles nonetheless wrestles him to a ground. Kim is in Pierson’s full ensure and isn’t means to land much. Kim presses his forearm down on his throat. He stands adult out of a guard. Then comes behind down nonetheless they get stood adult quickly. Inside leg flog for Kim. Hook for Kim lands. Pierson seems out of gas nonetheless he keeps during it with a boxing. More boxing. Kim lands a Superman punch nonetheless Pierson earnings with one of his own. The turn and a quarrel end. 10-9 Kim nonetheless any round, with maybe a difference of a 2nd were tighten so it should be engaging how it is scored. We have it as 30-27 Kim.

Dong Hyun Kim def. Sean Pierson around Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Round 1- Njokuani comes out swining nonetheless can’t unequivocally connect. Castillo goes for a energy double leg takedown and gets it. Njokuani stands adult and Castillo transitions around to a behind and starts dropping knees. They get behind down to a belligerent with Castillo in control. Not many going on nonetheless Castillo stays unequivocally simply in control. They mountain adult nonetheless castillo will not relinquish control of Njokuani’s back. He takes him down and Njokuani stands right behind up. Finally Castillo seems to get a good position and grabs a behind exposed throttle nonetheless Njokuani beautifully tansitions out of it. Njokuani goes for a throttle of his possess nonetheless Castillo slams him down and once again gains control. Njokuani escapes and they finish adult behind on their feet with a turn entrance to a close. 10-9 Castillo in a rather lifeless round.

Round 2- Castillo comes out jabbing. Njokuani earnings Head flog for Njokuani arrange of lands. Jab for Castillo misses. Castillo tries for a takedown nonetheless zero unequivocally comes of it. Body shot for Njokuani. Castillo seems to be a small gassed early on in a second. Leg flog for Castillo misses. Njokuani grabs a bind and starts to produce him with knees. He substantially landed 3 of them in there before Castillo escapes. Jab for Castillo. Another. Njokuani hits him with a good offshoot that drops Castillo for a second. Castillo grabs a reason of him to stay on his feet nonetheless Njokuani lands a knee. Still Castillo powers by it and scores a takedown nonetheless he looks spent once they strike a mat. He throws some physique shots. Njokuani stays bustling with elbows from a bottom. Castillo is unequivocally not holding full advantage of his tip position. Njokuani stands up, Castillo tries for a takedown and Njokuani goes for a musty counter. The turn ends, unequivocally unequivocally tighten nonetheless we will contend 10-9 Njokuani.

Round 3- Jab for Njokuani early on. Jab from Castillo. A good true lands for. They fastener together and Castillo gets a takedown. He gains control on a belligerent nonetheless again he can’t unequivocally do anything with it. Njokuani rolls and tries to get a leg tighten that does not work for it allows him to mountain up. Njokuani hits a plain kick. Castillo goes for an ankle collect and he works it removing another takedown. Njokuani stands adult nonetheless Castillo simply binds on to him, tedious a assembly nonetheless remaining in control of a third and pivotal round. Castillo binds on to him from behind nonetheless with 30 seconds left. Njokuani tires to work some sorcery with singular time ramaining nonetheless a mountain seems too steep. With usually a few seconds left he hits a drifting knee nonetheless it does not hit Castillo out and shouldn’t be adequate to win a round. 10-9 Castillo giving him a 29-28 dilemma on a scorecard.

Danny Castillo def. Anthony Njokuani around Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Round 1- Leg flog for Pearson to start. Assuncao throws some furious looking kicks that don’t even come close. Assuncao scores a takedown and starts to work over Pearson. Person gets giveaway and lands a few good looking knees on a break. Leg flog for Pearson. Pearson catches him in a bind and lands a good knee to a chest. Assuncao wraps him adult and presses him adult opposite a cage. He is operative tough for a takedown nonetheless can’t get it and Pearson breaks free. Leg flog for Pearson. He tries another nonetheless it usually glances off. Pearson stalks him opposite a cage. Leg flog for Assuncao lands as Pearson comes in. Pearson comes brazen with a flog of his own. Assuncao tries a flog nonetheless it is scarcely caught. another physique flog from Pearson and a unequivocally tighten turn ends. 10-9 Pearson

Round 2- Assuncao throws a few lightning quick shots. Assuncao wraps adult his legs, gets a takedown nonetheless Pearson escapes quickly. Strong leg flog for Pearson. Assuncao goes for a singular leg and cooking a shot to a face. He keeps operative on a takedown though. Pearson grabs a bind and uses it to escape. Assuncao cooking an uppercut. More restraining adult opposite a enclosure from these dual fighters. Assuncao is removing a improved of it. Assuncao misses a bomb. Knee to a physique from Pearson. Now he ties adult his competition opposite a cage. Assuncao neutralizes a movement flattering well. They mangle and Assuncao gets control of a movement and tries to measure a singular leg takedown. Most of this quarrel has looked accurately a same. Pearson trips Assuncao for a takedown. When Pearson comes in Assuncao reverses it and ends adult in Pearson’s guard. On a mountain adult Assuncao unloads with some large fists and a turn ends. 10-9 Assuncao in another tighten one.

Round 3- Big leg flog from Pearson early on. He goes for another nonetheless Assuncao counters and gets a takedown. They hasten and Assuncao grabs his behind and starts going immediately for a behind exposed choke. Pearson escapes. They start fighting and Assuncao lands a unbending shot to a face. Assuncao hits a good knee to a face. Then he ties adult Pearson again nonetheless he seems clearly in control of a round. Outside leg flog for Pearson. Two punch combo for Assuncao. Assuncao ties him adult opposite a cage. Pearson lands a good shot to a face and uses a movement to spin things around. Pearson cracks off a large flog to a face nonetheless Assuncao seems unhurt by it. Pearson stays in control and starts to unpack with some large blows. The turn ends and it seems to me as nonetheless he stole a turn and a quarrel there. 10-9 Pearson.

Ross Pearson def. Junior Assuncao around Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Round 1- Hettes gets Phan down quick and starts to belligerent and pound. Phan stands adult nonetheless Hettes keeps on him. They conduct behind down to a belligerent and Hettes goes for a guillotine. Phan breaks divided and Hettes goes crazy, enormous him with a large bucket of purify shots directly to a face. Phan seemed tighten to going out nonetheless he binds on and spins around to his behind to delayed a charge of Hettes. Hettes waits for him to come behind around and lands a few some-more shots. Phan gets behind to his feet and gets a purify break. Hettes tries for a knee nonetheless misses. Hettes does demeanour a bit sleepy and Phan starts to chuck a few of his own. They tie adult and Hettes nails a pleasing hip toss that lands him in side control. He moves simply into full mount. Phan tries to urge nonetheless Hettes gets a good looking arm bar on him. Hettes pounds divided on Phan’s face to try and disencumber him adult for a hold. He starts operative a physique nonetheless Phan will not give him a arm bar. There is a decent volume of blood on Phan’s face. Some some-more belligerent and bruise to finish a round. 10-8 Hettes in a nasty flog down of a round.

Round 2- Hettes ties him adult early. Phan breaks giveaway and Hettes lands a shot. Hettes takes him down. Phan tries for a leg tighten from a bottom. Hettes gets on tip of him with a choke. Phan weathers it, Hettes goes for a opposite form nonetheless can’t finish it and somehow Phan finds himself on top. They tie adult opposite a enclosure and Hettes is cruel in a approach that he works over a bloodied face of Phan. They mangle and now Hettes scores another takedown. Phan uses a enclosure to mountain behind up. Phan throws a knee nonetheless it lands softly. Phan hits a good looking knee. Hettes tries for another judo toss nonetheless they both sadly tumble to a mat. Hettes simply transitions to side control and starts to bruise in a face of Phan again. Phan stands for a second nonetheless now gets flattened down again. The second turn conmes to a tighten and once again it is all Jimy Hettes. 10-9 Hettes.

Round 3- Hettes misses a punch and shows a small bit of gas. Phan lands a physique shot. Phan finds his operation and starts operative his boxing. Another offshoot lands for Phan. Hettes has seen adequate of all that and takes Phan down in an bid to control a clock. Phan’s front is a bloody mess. Phan stands adult and Hettes keeps operative for and gets a double leg takedown. The gait slows down as Hettes is calm to usually keep Phan sealed adult opposite a cage. They start to box again and Hettes’ depletion is utterly obvious. He gets a takedown and keeps operative over a face of Phan. There are usually 2 mins left for Phan to lift off a spectacle comeback. Hettes starts to go for an arm triangle and seems to be streamer in a right direction. Phan blocks it good and Hettes has to review to some-more belligerent and pound. Hettes hits a large bend on a face of Phan that sends blood flying. Hettes finishes clever during a bell. 10-9 Hettes giving him a 30-26 win on a scorecard.

Jimy Hettes def. Nam Phan around Unanimous Decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)

Round 1- Both fighters are indeterminate to start. Gustafsson ducks underneath a outrageous shot from Matyushenko. Gustafsson lands a frail uppercut. Matyushenko grabs a flog and tries for a takedown. Gustafsson unloads a large kick/punch combo. Matyushenko hasn’t unequivocally attempted for anything so far. They come together and both lands punches nonetheless a poke from Gustafsson floors Matyushenko. He now turtles adult and Gustafsson swarms him and starts to bruise him out. it takes Yves Lavigne unequivocally small time to lift him off and stop a fight.

Alexander Gustafsson def. Vladimir Matyushenko around TKO- Round 1 (2:13)

Round 1- They accommodate in a core of a enclosure and now Hendricks uncorks a large left that clocks Fitch right ont he temple. Fitch falls true back, Hendricks rushes in and nails him one some-more time before Mazzagatti can get in there for a save. Big large win for Johny Hendricks as he gets a KO over a roughly unbeatable Jon Fitch.

Johny Hendricks def. Jon Fitch around KO- Round 1 (0:12)

Lightweight Bout
Donald Cerrone (17-3) vs. Nate Diaz (14-7)

Round 1- Cerrone goes in big. They tie up. Diaz goes for a takedown nonetheless can’t utterly get it. They are stranded opposite a cage. Diaz hits a knee. Right by cerrone lands. Cerrone tries for a outing nonetheless can’t get it. Diaz lands a dual punch combo that dazes Cerrone. He lands another pleasing shot. Diaz can’t skip in one round. Another poke from Diaz. Another one finds a home on Cerrone’s chin. Leg flog from Cerrone. Cerrone doesn’t seem to have found his slit yet. A few some-more land for Diaz. Head flog for Cerrone lands. Diaz slips about 4 some-more punches by a ensure of Cerrone. Diaz usually continues a onslaughtRogan starts to consider that Cerrone might have a damaged jaw. A large combo for Nate Diaz. A few some-more shots land for Diaz. This is usually apropos ugly. Diaz 10-8 in a nasty round.

Round 2- Cerrone does come out of a dilemma and there is no denote of a damaged jaw. Cerrone hits a good leg flog that knocks Diaz down. Big knee for Cerrone kind of lands. Another leg flog knocks Diaz off his feet nonetheless he seems frightened of Diaz’s guard. Diaz comes in and simply takes a behind nonetheless Cerrone escapes. Cerrone lands another knee to a head. Diaz lands some some-more punches to a face. Cerrone hits another conduct flog that knocks Diaz over nonetheless again Cerrone walks divided from a guard. The throng positively seems to be on Cerrone’s side. They both sell punches. Diaz gets in a array of shots. Cerrone goes for another conduct flog nonetheless this one misses. Diaz keeps adult a vigour peppering him with shots. Cerrone trips Diaz off his feet again. There is a lot of blood entrance out of Cerrone’s mouth. Very tighten turn nonetheless we will go 10-9 Diaz due to a coherence of offense.

Round 3- Diaz is looking rather cocky early in a round. Cerrone lands a left. Combo by Diaz lands. Diaz keeps scornful Cerrone and knocks him off his feet and taunts him some more. Two punch combo for Diaz. Cerrone responds in kind. Knee for Cerrone connects. Another outing for Cerrone doesn’t work out good enough. Diaz comes during him with some large punches. Cerrone scores another outing takedown nonetheless will not grapple. Knee to a physique for Cerrone looked extremely tighten to dirty. Big combo for Diaz. Another large combo for Diaz. Jab for Diaz. Trip for Cerrone, that is a usually pierce of his that has worked tonight. Flying knee for Cerrone scarcely connects. Diaz continues to lambaste him. Cerrone lands a conduct kick. Cerrone’s cardio seems to have tricked him. The quarrel ends. 10-9 Diaz giving him a 30-26 feat on a scorecard.

Nate Diaz def. Donald Cerrone around Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Heavyweight Bout
Brock Lesnar (5-2) vs. Alistair Overeem (35-11)

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Tags: Alexander Gustafsson, Alistair Overeem, Anthony Njokuani, Brock Lesnar, Danny Castillo, Diego Nunes, Donald Cerrone, Dong Hyun Kim, Efrain Escudero, Jacob Volkman, Jim Hettes, Johny Hendricks, jon fitch, Junior Assuncao, Las Vegas, Luis Ramos, Manny Gamburyan, Matt Riddle, Nam Phan, Nate Diaz, Ross Pearson, Sean Pierson, UFC 141, Vladimir Matyushenko