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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe has chosen Destroyer as his entrance music. Mark Hunter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samoa Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Joe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunter defends it well.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hunter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Joe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A lull in the action here.
Joe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe controlling the position.
The strikes coming from Joe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Joe working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter wants to get back to his feet but Joe drags him back down.
An elbow from Joe crashes against the mat.
Joe working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks Joe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Joe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Joe prevents Hunter from escaping the position.
Joe landing a few strikes.
Joe just content to control the position.
Joe working the head with strikes.
Joe working the ground and pound.
Hunter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Joe connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Joe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands an elbow.
Joe working the head with strikes.
Joe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Joe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Joe grinds an elbow into Hunter's temple.
Hunter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joe tries to score with some ground and pound. Hunter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hunter is trying to escape the position but Joe is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe scoring with punches from side control.
Joe lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe taking a breather here.
Joe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hunter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hunter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Joe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Joe cracks Hunter with a big elbow.
Joe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunter down.
Hunter is pushing Joe's head away, looking to escape. Joe manages to hold on to the position though.
Hunter taking punishment in the form of punches.
Joe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Joe is working Hunter over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Joe landing a few strikes.
Joe working the head with strikes.
Hunter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Joe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Joe controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samoa Joe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunter somewhat.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Joe scores with a shot to the body.
Joe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joe circles away.
Hunter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hunter pushes Joe off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hunter or perhaps it was just good defense by Joe, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe shoots in and gets a takedown into Hunter's guard.
Hunter is wriggling around but Joe manages to pass to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joe lands a nice short elbow.
Joe not doing much here.
Joe winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunter is trying to stand up here but Joe is controlling him well.
Joe working Hunter over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe working Hunter over with strikes.
Joe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Joe drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Joe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Joe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Joe is continuing to stall.
Joe throwing shots but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Joe.
Hunter is trying to stand up here but Joe is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Joe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joe passes the guard and advances to mount!
The referee warns Hunter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Joe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Joe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hunter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Joe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Joe controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samoa Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Joe throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Samoa Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe jabs at Hunter's body.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Joe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hunter's guard.
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
Samoa Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hunter some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Joe lands a nice forearm strike.
Joe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Joe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Joe is working Hunter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Joe is putting a hurting on Hunter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Joe working the ground and pound.
Joe tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hunter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Samoa Joe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Joe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Joe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hunter is trying to get back to his feet.
Joe controlling from side mount.
Let's hope that Joe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to buck Joe off.
Joe controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Joe jabs at Hunter's body.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Joe misses.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Joe.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Joe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hunter eats them both and turns towards Joe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Joe jabs at Hunter's body.
Hunter tries to sprawl but Joe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Joe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mark Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter tries to kick Joe off but Joe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samoa Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samoa Joe!
Samoa Joe was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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