UFC FN 33: Hunt and Silva Battle to Majority Draw in Instant Classic, “Shogun” KO’s Te Huna
By FCF Staff
In a year that has been filled with thrilling fights, Mark Hunt and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva added to the memorable campaign, by engaging in one of the UFC’s most thrilling heavyweight bouts ever.
After the brutal and bloody slugfest came to an end, two of the judges called it 47-47, while one gave it to Hunt 48-47 to make the five round fight a majority draw.
In the co-main-event, “Shogun” Rua got back on track in dramatic fashion, by knocking out James Te Huna with a punishing left hook in the opening round.
Here are the official results for UFC Fight Night 33, which was hosted by the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Australia.
Mark Hunt versus Antonio Silva ruled majority draw (48-47, 47-47, 47-47)
Mauricio Rua def. James Te Huna via KO (punch) R1, 1:03
Ryan Bader def. Anthony Perosh via unanimous decision (30-27,30-27,30-26)
Soa Palelei def. Pat Barry via KO (punches) R1, 2:09
Clint Hester def. Dylan Andrews via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) R2, 5:00
Bethe Correia def. Julie Kedzie via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Takeya Mizugaki def. Nam Phan via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-28)
Caio Magalhaes def. Nick Ring via unanimous decision (29-28,29-28,29-28)
Justin Scoggins def. Richie Vaculik via TKO (strikes) R1, 4:43
Krzysztof Jotko def. Bruno Santos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Alex Garcia def. Ben Wall via KO (punch) R1, 0:43