Since his lost to Mirko Filipovic last October, American Josh Barnett has been on a roll, with victories over Kazuhiro Nakamura and Aleksander Emelianenko (Pictures). This time around the catch wrestler had to face off against iron-chinned striker Mark Hunt.

Going into this bout, one had the feeling that if Barnett was going to win this one it would be on the ground. Mark Hunt (Pictures) has come a long way since his debut in PRIDE a little over two years ago, but he is still nowhere near as well rounded as the former UFC heavyweight champion.

The two fighters came to a clinch early on, with Barnett scoring a takedown. From here, the American fighter scurried to the side, looking for a Kimura. Hunt fought off the attempt, but eventually Barnett threw his leg over his opponent?s head, pinning his arm and shoulders to the mat. With Hunt unable to escape, Barnett took his arm and applied the Kimura for the tapout victory.

Backstage, Barnett said that he was more than confident to stand and trade with Hunt, but that would have been playing into this opponent?s hands. Rather, he decided to use his opponent?s lack of ground game to his advantage.