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UFC Fight Night highlights: Hunt KOs Mir in first round

20th March, 2016
Time: 1pm AEDT
Venue: Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Coverage:
Live, Fox Sports
Betting: Mark Hunt $1.58, Frank Mir $2.38
Mark Hunt - the Samoan Smashing Machine. (AP Photo/Christian Palma)
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Fight results:

Heavyweight: Mark Hunt def. Frank Mir via knockout (punch) 3:01, R1

Welterweight: Neil Magny def. Hector Lombard via TKO (ground & pound) 0:46, R3
Lightweight: Jake Matthews def. Johnny Case via submission (rear-naked choke) 4:45, R3
Middleweight: Daniel Kelly def. Antonio Carlos Junior via TKO (ground & pound) 1:36, R3
Light Heavyweight: Steve Bosse def. James Te Huna via knockout (punch) 0:52, R1
Women’s Strawweight: Bec Rawlings def. Seohee Ham via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Welterweight: Alan Jouban def. Brendan O’Reilly via TKO (punches) 2:15, R1
Featherweight: Dan Hooker def. Mark Eddiva via submission (guillotine choke) 1:24, R1
Women’s Bantamweight: Leslie Smith def. Rin Nakai via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Welterweight: Viscardi Andrade def. Rich Walsh via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Lightweight: Ross Pearson def. Chad Laprise via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 30-28)
Lightweight: Alan Patrick def. Damien Brown via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Fight preview:

Mark Hunt will be looking for one last push at UFC gold when he takes on heavyweight legend Frank Mir in Brisbane. Join The Roar from 1pm AEDT for live updates.

After suffering back-to-back losses at the hands of Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic, Mark Hunt bounced back in a big way at UFC 193 in Melbourne.

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Hunt knocked out Antonio Silva in the first-round to prove that he still has what it takes to beat the best guys in the division.

The ‘Super Samoan’ is arguably the hardest hitter in the UFC, with insane one-punch power which he showed when he became the first man to ever knockout Roy Nelson.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir has proven he has power of his own, with knockout wins over Antonio Silva and Todd Duffee to open up 2015.

However, he suffered a setback in his last bout, recording a unanimous decision loss to Andrei Arlovski.

Mir has one of the best ground games in the heavyweight division, which he has showcased over the likes of Brock Lesnar and Minotauro Nogueira.

Hunt is the hardest hitter in the division and can catch anyone coming forward. However, if he misses moving forward, he may end up on his back.

Prediction
Mark Hunt defeats Frank Mir via knockout in round three.

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Scheduled Fights
Women’s Strawweight: ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings (6-4) vs Seohee Ham (16-6)
Middleweight: Jame Te Huna (18-8) vs Steve ‘The Boss’ Bosse (10-1)
Middleweight: Daniel Kelly (10-1) vs Antonio ‘Cara de Sapato’ Carlos Junior (6-1, 1NC)
Lightweight: Jake ‘The Celtic Kid’ Matthews (10-1) vs Johnny ‘Hollywood’ Case (22-4)
Welterweight: #13 Hector ‘Showeather’ Lombard (35-4-1, 1NC) vs #9 Neil Magny (17-4)
Heavyweight: #9 Mark ‘Super Samoan’ Hunt (11-10-1) vs #10 Frank Mir (18-10)

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