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UFC 141
Saturday, Week 4, April 2012
Live from Seattle, Washington

Prelims

Featherweight Division
Ian "The Barn Owl" Loveland (14-7) vs Javier "Showtime" Vazquez (15-5)

Javier Vazquez d. Ian Loveland at 1:07 of the 1st round (Submission - Kneebar) [Good]

Welterweight Division
David "Daudi" Mitchell (11-1) vs Jacob "Christmas" Volkmann (11-2)

David Mitchell d. Jacob Volkmann (Unanimous Decision) [Very Poor]

Welterweight Division
Brian Foster (16-5) vs Daniel "Ninja" Roberts (12-1)

Daniel Roberts d. Brian Foster at 4:58 of the 2nd round (Submission - Guillotine) [Great]

Middleweight Division
Dan Miller (13-4) vs Ryan Jensen (15-6)

Dan Miller d. Ryan Jensen (Unanimous Decision) [Poor]

Featherweight Division
George Roop (11-7-1) vs Tyler Toner (11-4)

Tyler Toner d. George Roop (Unanimous Decision) [Very Poor]

Main Card

Light Heavyweight Division
"The American Psycho" Stephen Bonnar (13-9) vs James Te Huna (13-4)

Round 1: Bonnar is trying to use leg kicks to keep Te Huna at bay so he can shoot for a takedown but Te Huna isn't affected. Bonnar tries for a takedown anyway and is rocked by a big right that stuns him. Te Huna throws a flurry of punches that take Bonnar down and he mounts him and ends the fight with brutal GNP!

James Te Huna d. Stephen Bonnar at 3:52 of the 1st round (TKO - Strikes) [Great]

Welterweight Division
Rick "Horror" Story (12-3) vs Mike "Quicksand" Pyle (20-7-1)

Round 1: Story takes Pyle down and locks in a guillotine but Pyle refuses to tap and eventually Story breaks the hold himself. He doesn't want to gas himself out but he wants to pass guard. Pyle is too good though and won't allow it. Still Story takes the round.

Round 2: Slow round. Story takes Pyle down but Story won't let him get a dominant position. Still it is all Story.

Round 3: Yawner of a third round. Same as the first two. All Story.

Rick Story d. Mike Pyle (Unanimous Decision) [Poor]

Middleweight Division
Chris "The Crippler" Leben (26-7) vs Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (27-9-1)

Round 1: Manhoef comes out with a spinning back kick that hits Leben in the ribs. He starts pepperin Leben with kicks but Leben times one with a right hand that stuns Manhoef. He then hits a big combination that drops Manhoef and he finishes him with some GNP!

Chris Leben d. Melvin Manhoef at 2:27 of the 1st round (TKO - Strikes) [Great]

Co-Main Event/Heavyweight Division
Cain Velasquez (10-1) vs Shane Carwin (13-2)

Round 1: It's a fun first round as both guys rock one another. Cain scores a knockdown and gets mount but goes for an armbar which Carwin stacks and he gets side control. He unload vicious strikes that stun Cain and Carwin gets full mount but the round ends. Too close to call.

Round 2: It's another fun round. Carwin is able to knock Cain down and mount him with under a minute left. A big elbow opens a cut on Cain but Cain won't allow himself to be finished and he eventually is saved by the round. What a fight.

Round 3: It's a slower paced round as both guys are hurting but Cain may have stolen the fight late with a huge right that stuns Carwin. Carwin is able to defend himself and remarkably this goes to the judges.

Cain Velasquez d. Shane Carwin (Split Decision) [Good]

Main Event/Light Heavyweight Division
"Sugar" Rashad Evans (16-1-1) vs Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (33-8)

Round 1: Yawner of a round. Rashad tried taking Rampage down but Rampage is able to reverse it and take Rashad down. He wants mount but cannot get it and eventually the fighters are stood up.

Round 2: it's another yawner of a round until Rashad shoots a takedown that Rampage times with a huge right that knocks Rashad down. He then mounts Rashad and ends the fight with brutal GNP.

Rampage Jackson d. Rashad Evans at 1:39 of the 2nd round (TKO - Strikes) [Average]

Show Review

Critical Rating: Average
Commercial Rating: Good
PPV Buys: 2.1 million

Fight of the Night: Daniel Roberts vs Brian Foster
KO of the Night: Rampage Jackson
Submission of the Night: Daniel Roberts

- Rashad Evans suffered a rib injury and is out 2-6 months. We may vacate the title considering he did lose and now is injured.
- Brian Foster is out 3-4 months with a foot injury.
- Chris Leben is taking time off.