Shane Carwin Says His Body "Seized Up" Against Brock Lesnar

Filed under: UFCAfter the start that Shane Carwin got off to at UFC 116 on Saturday night, it almost didn’t seem possible for him to lose. He had Brock Lesnar bloodied and hurt, cowering against the fence with his arms covering his face as Carwin kept …

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After the start that Shane Carwin got off to at UFC 116 on Saturday night, it almost didn’t seem possible for him to lose. He had Brock Lesnar bloodied and hurt, cowering against the fence with his arms covering his face as Carwin kept the punches coming in a steady stream.

Then the stream slowed, and finally came to a stop. When it did, Carwin started to seem as though he’d spent everything he had for a finish that didn’t materialize.

“When I had him in trouble the ref keep saying he was going to stop it and then towards the end of the 1st my body began to seize up,” Carwin wrote on his official website. “In between rounds I could not move my legs and had what felt like a whole body cramp. My cardio was fine but my body was not. What can you do? You have to stand up and face your opponent.”