Round 1: They touch gloves and the co-main event is underway. Hunt lands an outside leg kick. Dos Santos moves on the outside. Dos Santos steps in with a right hand. Dos Santos goes to the body with a right hand. Hunt looking to counter with left hands. Hunt presses forward. Dos Santos uncorks a huge overhand right that drops Hunt. Hunt rolls and gets back to his feet. Hunt lunges in with a combination that misses. Dos Santos lets Hunt recover. He lands to the body with a left hand. Hunt moving forward. Dos Santos lands a solid right hand. Hunt walks into a straight right hand. Dos Santos continues to land to the body. Hunt moves in with a spinning back fist. Dos Santos answers with a left hand. Dos Santos lands another big overhand right. Hunt fires back with one of his own that misses. MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for dos Santos.
Round 2: Hunt takes the center of the cage. Dos Santos moves laterally on the outside. Hunt lands a right hand. Dos Santos answers with a right hand. He goes to the body. Hunt delivers an outside leg kick followed by a left hook. Hunt is trying to time dos Santos moving in. Dos Santos steps in with a stiff jab. Hunt answers with an outside leg kick. Hunt goes to the body with a hard hook. Dos Santos lands a right hand and his jab. He continues to stick his jab in Hunt’s face. Dos Santos delivers a spinning back kick to the body. Hunt continues to move forward. He just misses with a winging right hand. He lands a left hand and a right. Dos Santos circles away. Dos Santos changes levels and takes Hunt to the ground. Dos Santos works in Hunt’s half guard. Dos Santos lands to the body. He passes to side control. Dos Santos puts Hunt in a mounted crucifix. He lands an elbow and Hunt scrambles to his feet. Dos Santos lands a right hand as he does. The round ends. MMAWeekly scores the round 10-9 for dos Santos.
Round 3: They touch gloves to start the final round. Hunt moves in winging a huge right hand that misses. Dos Santos lands a straight right and then goes to the body. Hunt presses forward and lands an outside leg kick. Dos Santos goes back to landing his jab. Hunt is looking to land his left hand. He lands his right. Dos Santos goes to the body with a right hand. Dos Santos lands a combination on the inside. Dos Santos continues to work his jab midway through the round. Hunt delivers a kick to the body. Dos Santos lands a lead uppercut. Dos Santos lands a left hook that sends Hunt back. They both swing for the fences and miss. Hunt lands a wheel kick to the side of Hunt’s head and Hunt goes down. He lands a right hand and Hunt is out! Junior dos Santos knocks out Mark Hunt.
The official time of the knockout came at 4:18 of the third round.