MMA Quick Quote: Joe Lauzon goes 'Nuts' over fan reaction to brother Dan

by Jesse Holland on Jan 26, 2009 5:07 PM EST

Let me tell you, Dan was not looking for any kind of break for anything other than recovering his balls from his throat. Dan is the most stubborn kid I have ever met in my life. He does not want any shortcuts in anything and wants to earn everything he gets. He clearly got kicked in the balls and he took the amount of time he was given. If I got kicked in the balls I wouldn't want to tie me own shoes, nevermind go out and fight. It happens in fighting and in some cases you don't need the full time. In other cases, you do...and this was one of those cases. I honestly cannot believe how much shit Dan is catching over this. He gets fouled and then when he takes his time to recover he is the one that's wrong? He got hit in the nuts and he took his time to recover. That's it. Its not out fault Bobby Green consistently had terrible accuracy and hit Dan in the balls 3 times. After the third one, they gave Dan the option of the easy win. They told Dan that Bobby would be DQ'ed if he didn't want to continue. If Dan was looking for an easy way out, he would have said he didn't want to continue and take the easy win. It would have been the smart move, he could have collected his money and gone home with a win. Instead, he went out and showed those HUGE BALLS and finished the fight like a man.

-- UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon responds via The Underground Forum to the heat his brother Dan has been taking after his Affliction: "Day of Reckoning" brawl with Bobby Green this past weekend. "The Upgrade" took three unintentional blows to his yam-bag and needed some time to recover - prompting the haters to accuse him of being a drama queen. Lauzon was able to bounce back and submit Green via guillotine choke - but still got lit up in some of the message boards for "Ballgate."

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I dont disagree with JOe at all! I wasnt bitching that Dan was taking the time. I would have been pissed had he not finished the fight, but I would have understood. Props to Dan for not acting like Varner!

by john on Jan 26, 2009 6:41 PM EST reply actions

i thought the first one hit and the other 2 looked to miss the mark but that dosn’t mean they did and i give dan great props for continuing and after all that still pulling out the sub.

by roy on Jan 26, 2009 6:50 PM EST up reply actions

It just started the night off a little slow, but what human with a twig and berries wouldn’t take their time.

Did anyone else notice when they had the fighter stats Bobby Green’s fighting Style, Hood… LMAO!

by BNF on Jan 26, 2009 6:52 PM EST up reply actions

i missed the intros but i was only made he was taking his time cause i wanted the fedor vs arlovski fight to start faster, i understood why he was down for so long though

by randy murders on Jan 26, 2009 6:54 PM EST up reply actions

The bigger story of this fight is Green. I like his aggressive style especially for having started 7 months ago. He already has great grappling intuition, if he can clean up his striking, man that kid can be something.

by NameNotRequired on Jan 26, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions

randymurders i was annoyed at the same thing. i live in ireland and wanted to see the fight before 5 am in the morning and even i who stayed up late to catch it didnt understand why the fans boo’ed him. and as for tito or should i say jacob the man is an idiot. any litlle knock in the nuts can be sore and if youve been hit twice a glancing kick to the cup will still hurt. i gotta agree with joe here
WAR DAN LAUZON

by the heat on Jan 26, 2009 7:32 PM EST up reply actions

Give the cup a little credit. I have seen Johnny Knoxville take paint balls and a sledge hammer to the nuts. haha

by naturalshadow on Jan 27, 2009 12:24 AM EST up reply actions

Even funnier was when they showed Josh Barnett’s stats his style read “Pro Wrestling”! LMFAO on that one too!

by Jake on Jan 26, 2009 11:34 PM EST up reply actions

I liked when Green was like “Oh shit, Oscar De la Hoya. Hey Mr. Trump”

by naturalshadow on Jan 27, 2009 12:17 AM EST up reply actions

Not every fighter is Martin Kampman and can take monster shot to the nads and continue after a minuite and a half. I have no problem with Dan taking his time.

by DB on Jan 26, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed! If Varner was 1 inch higher off the ground he would have been unfazed by the knee and continued fighting. The fact that he knew it was a foul, he laid around and claimed he couldn’t see anymore. And the Academy Award goes to… Jamie Varner

by Bruiser on Jan 27, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions

it was a rear naked choke not guillotine.

by christian Sharaf on Jan 26, 2009 6:45 PM EST reply actions

He was getting is a$$ handed to him. I don’t blame him for faking it!!

by Dom on Jan 26, 2009 6:53 PM EST reply actions

eat a dik!

by john on Jan 26, 2009 7:00 PM EST up reply actions

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

“Let me tell you, Dan was not looking for any kind of break for anything other than RECOVERING HIS BALLS FROM HIS THROAT”.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

P.S.

SMOKE WEED EVERYDAY!!!!

by The5thBeatle on Jan 26, 2009 7:26 PM EST reply actions

Not if it makes me type in all caps.

by ShaiZ on Jan 26, 2009 9:19 PM EST up reply actions

Oh man, does anyone else want a frozen burrito?

by PW on Jan 26, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions

lol joe…the first hit he bobby missed your bros dong completly, it hit him above it… the second time your bro barly got a knee in there with little force…third time it completly missed hitting the side of his shorts and up… lol your full of crap joe… and your brother is a huge puss…

by PATRICK on Jan 26, 2009 7:26 PM EST reply actions

i’d love to see you get kicked in the nuts 3 times and keep going without a rest. actually i’d just love to see you get kicked in the nuts. “the upgrade” is a fighter, in ever sense of the word, as is his brother J-Lau. dont run your mouth about something you dont understand. you get in the ring or do you do your fighting with a keyboard?

by Andrew on Jan 26, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions

The issue is not how he reacted to a supposed kick to the nut, but how the replays showed all the hits to be narrow misses or glancing blows at best. He did seem to be milking the opportunity to rest in between the ass kicking he got in standup. The of course he does a backflip at the end….

by tom on Jan 26, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions

Another hero hiding behind his keyboard. Here’s hoping you take three wacks to groin area (It doesn’t have to be a shot to the balls in order for it to create a lot of pain). Now get back on the short bus.

by MrFyer on Jan 26, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed! Seriously, how do any of you douchebags know if he was really hit or not? And anyways, obviously none of you idiots have ever been hit with a cup on, it doesn’t need to be a direct shot for it to hurt like hell. Your nuts are squashed in there tight, just glancing the cup can kill.

by Jake on Jan 26, 2009 11:38 PM EST up reply actions

Did you guys not see the replay. His groin definately covers a large area if this is the case. As far as I am concerned and if you did bother to watch the replays it looked like one was a groin shot, one was just below the waist band and it barely looked like his toe glanced his side under the belt. That is what the majority saw on the replay. I am not sayng that it did not hurt but there was only one actual groin shot. I thought he was milking it, but it was down to his opponent to be more accurate. I did like Greens style. I would like to see him go up against Melvin Guillard. That would be a good fight to start up an event.

by Ade on Jan 27, 2009 7:57 AM EST up reply actions

I dont know fellas… the last kick looked like it landed on the waistband. props to dan for finishing the guy. but he was getting beat, the break helped him recover and take bobby greens momentum away. thats why the fans were booing

by day1er on Jan 26, 2009 7:29 PM EST reply actions

green is the more explosive fighter, it may have taken a little momentum away but dont thnk he didnt also get a break, and partick, how about you get someone to kick you in the nuts(if you have any) three times

by connor on Jan 26, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions

Joe…is doing a bit of lying here…you don’t get the win for an illegal low blow unless the opponent has been disqualified immediately…the ref took a point…if Dan couldn’t continue after the 5 mins he would have taken the “L”.

by thetruth on Jan 26, 2009 7:34 PM EST reply actions

The ref took two points.

by MrFyer on Jan 27, 2009 8:42 AM EST up reply actions

I SPARE EVERYDAY WITH 10 DIFFERENT GUYS AND IT HAPPENS SOMTIMES. I GET GRAZED ALL THE TIME. JUST LIKE HE DID. HE WANTED A WAY OUT. HE WAS A ACTING ALL THE WAY. TRUST ME IT DONT HURT THAT MUCH

by JESSE on Jan 26, 2009 7:44 PM EST reply actions

I hate to be the grammar police,but come on Jesse. Are you looking at the garbage you’re typing before you hit enter. There’s room on the short bus for you too.

by MrFyer on Jan 26, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions

lol! i loved all those periods! how bout that awesome sentence… just like he did. – lol!

by brendan on Jan 26, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions

And the all-caps sure isn’t helping matters

by ShaiZ on Jan 26, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions

I don’t blame him for taking his time because it was the smart move, but the 3rd time he didn’t get hit close to the groin. It was on his waistband, and he started grabbing his balls. No way that 3rd kick hurt his balls.

by Diceman on Jan 26, 2009 7:51 PM EST reply actions

Dude,
The third one was the worst, the knee. It was because of that the ref took two points. Have you ever competed and taken a groin shot? The Varner /Cerrone fight should make you appreciate a fighter like Dan who doesn’t look for an easy way out. Diceman, get on the bus there’s room for you too.

by MrFyer on Jan 26, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions

MrFyer that’s terrible. The SECOND one was the knee which was the only one which should have hurt him. I’ll give him the first because I know how it feels to get hit, but the third…COME ON, that was NOT a groin shot. Sorry, you can ride the bus without me holding your hand.

by Diceman on Jan 26, 2009 9:45 PM EST up reply actions

i have been kicked in the balls enough in my day to know the ones that barely tap or graze off hurt the most

by randy murders on Jan 26, 2009 9:55 PM EST up reply actions

Ok, but when you get kicked in the hip does it hurt your balls? Because the 3rd shot was definitely around the waistband. I have it on DVR, please go watch it again. Unless he had his junk taped upwards for some unknown reason there is no way that kick in any way, shape, or form touched his manhood. I train, and I played college baseball so I know well enough about nut shots. And if you’re wearing a cup, a “graze” should not hurt you. Like I said though, I’ll give him the first, the 2nd was definitely bad, but the 3rd was not a groin shot.

by Diceman on Jan 26, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions

Diceman who was closer to the action than me or you? Oh yeah, the referee and he deducted two points after the third shot. Watch your step now getting on board.

by MrFyer on Jan 27, 2009 8:40 AM EST up reply actions

The reason he deducted 2 points is because it was what appeared at the time to be the 3rd groin shot. Me, with my DVR and countless slow motion replays had an infinitely surperior vantage point than Herb did. That was a dumb statement. Why do you think they have instant replay in the NFL, and even the MLB now? Oh yeah, because refs get out of position, and in the heat of the moment they blow calls. With the benefit of slow motion(like I got to see) they are able to correct their mistakes.

by Diceman on Jan 27, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions

ahahahahah listen to this controversy eh!!!! wow, i think if u get hit it the groin or around the groin u get 5 minutes to recover, its a fight, take the 5 minutes and recover.. I don t see the big deal,.

by scottythebody on Jan 26, 2009 7:57 PM EST reply actions

The first kick was a nuts killer.

The second scared the shit out of him.

There was no third. I can’t believe people argue even after watching the replay.

by Daddy Lupo on Jan 26, 2009 8:04 PM EST reply actions

i think the third clipped him, but your right, he was definately scared about getting hit again and overreacted a little. but what people arent thinking about is pinching…you dont have to take a solid hit if it pinches your going down

by connor on Jan 26, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions

SORRY MRFYER. IAM NOT A COMPUTER GEEK LIKE U.

by JESSE on Jan 26, 2009 8:09 PM EST reply actions

On the left side of your keyboard you will notice a rectangular button that says ‘caps lock.’ Press it again please.

by PW on Jan 26, 2009 10:40 PM EST up reply actions

Id love to hit all these dumb asses who say he was faking it right where Lauzon got hit each time see what the dipshits think afterwards when they are crying on the floor….

by Khaos_Warrior on Jan 26, 2009 8:18 PM EST reply actions

Bobby Green is a bítch.

by Lester the Pimp on Jan 26, 2009 8:27 PM EST reply actions

Man I have got to see this replay, anyone have a link?

by DoctorSamson on Jan 26, 2009 9:43 PM EST reply actions

Line up all the haters and let 3 people kick each one in the growing.

Man the all the people hatin’ on Lauzon are crazy. It doesn’t matter how close the shots were. Sometimes even a slight grazing of the balls can hurt.

by Grembone on Jan 26, 2009 11:16 PM EST reply actions

I pay women in high heels to kick me in the nuts. 3 times is perfect.

by observer on Jan 27, 2009 1:12 AM EST reply actions

Come on, he could have just gone home if he wanted to, but he finished him instead, what more is it to talk about?

And yeah, we noticed it being written “hood” on Bobby Green’s fighting style, we laughed our asses off!

by xmcoe on Jan 27, 2009 3:17 AM EST reply actions

I was at DOR and I had floor seats and saw it very clearly as all 3 times it happened right in front of me. NOT A SINGLE ONE HIT HIM CLEAN. Dan is a cheater and faked all three because he was getting his ass handed to him by a guy who didn’t train for this fight. That was bullshit and Bobby “King” Green should have really got the victory and they should have DQed Dan for stalling.

by ~MMA~GURU~ on Jan 27, 2009 4:15 AM EST reply actions

My nuggets are quite sensitive! I would never attempt to assume I know how another man feels after getting hit in the groin area. My advice, kick a little higher, Green!

by Dana's a Crossdresser on Jan 27, 2009 4:35 AM EST reply actions

all jokes aside, i’ve taken shots to the junk before from soccer players without having any protection and it’s never been so painful and debilitating as lauzon pretended it was.

no doubt it hurts, but he needed to cut the theatrics and grimacing and recover with some dignity

by rust on Jan 27, 2009 10:21 AM EST reply actions

WORD!!!!! He was getting beat down so he played it up.

by Spyder on Jan 27, 2009 10:31 AM EST up reply actions

He went down 3 times and was only hit near the nuts once, personally I thought Dan was being a bitch and that Green was kicking his ass, Dan new it to thats why he kept on going down to phatom nut shots.

by Spyder on Jan 27, 2009 10:30 AM EST reply actions