Fastest knockout in Professional Boxing History: Jimmy Thunder - 'The Vicious Thunda from Down Unda'

James Thunder of Samoa representing Australian Boxing, remains today one of the most argued Heaviest handed hitters in Boxing History, with the Fastest Knockout in Boxing History, and who held a proud championed list of International Heavy Weight titles. 

Australian World Heavyweight Champion 

14 June 1992 – 26 March 1995 

 WBC International Heavyweight Champion 

24 February 1990 – 21 January 1992 

OPBF Heavyweight Champion 

20 October 1989 – 8 May 1992 

 Australasian Heavyweight Champion 

14 June 1992 – 25 September 1993

WBF (Federation) Heavyweight Champion 

23 July 1993 – 19 November 1993

 IBO Heavyweight Champion 

29 Oct 1994 – 12 January 1996

 WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Champion 

17 March 1995 – 21 July 1995

The Legend James Thunder holds the World Record knockout on "first punch 1.5 seconds", at IMA Sports Arena, Flint, Michigan, U.S. against Crawford Grimsley. Although the test between Mr. James Thunder and Mr. Grimsley did not have the results from which the public foretold, many thinking it to be a close fight, Mr. Crawford Grimsley still remained a major contender for the U.S. World Heavy Weight title, and went the full 12 rounds against USA Heavy Weight Boxing Champion George Foreman. 

The Media and Boxing Commentators afterwards began to wonder, if Mr. Crawford Grimsley was able to go 12 rounds with the Great George Foreman, all the way to where the judges made the final count and call, then what type of man was Mr. James Thunder, someone who was supposed to be close to retirement, a former Dinosaur with razor sharp teeth, his physical size had been bigger in his earlier career, someone who had much less support in the managing area, and someone who possibly only got into boxing for the 'Polynesian Island fun of it all'. Further interests into James Thunder died down quickly when his last matches seemed more purse motivated, and it was speculated that his Boxing adventure would soon end. James Thunder had a total of '28 knockout wins' by the end of his career, more than enough to confirm that his status as a World Record holder was not just a chance-hit, but was a true powerhouse heavyweight hitter who lived up to the hype.

"In Boxing, there is rarely a draw, so unfortunately Crawford seems like he's at a loss here, but no, he was a good fighter. He was a pro-broxer who went up against some the time's best, got hit, and still moved forward, winning 20 matches in a row after fighting George Foremen. Thank you Mr. Grimsley for the honor." Samoan writer

The Samoan Mr. James Thunder went on to become Boxing Trainer after his retirement and married a beautiful Native American woman. He continued to live a humble life "work hard, play harder kinda guy", one writer described him. The 1980s-1990s left little HD footage for the online viewer to see today, but there are still boxing tributes (Jimmy Thunder Boxing Tribute) able to be found on social media.

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American Samoa beat Australia 97-3 at U19 Oceania Bowl Championship: Tournament Record WIN 2012

An Australian Soccer video 0-31 on Youtube posted in 2006 has been observed to be "hooliganised" by online Euro-Soccer fans, who spent money on views from an overseas click-farm company, just to rage online about a superior Soccer game win against American Samoa. It would seem the attack on American Samoan Soccer has some origins in International Rugby and Pacific Rugby where New Zealand ALL Blacks and other Pacific Island teams have dominated the Rugby sport for the last 30 years, and made some bitter sports enemies. 

However, not many people understand that this whole time for the last 30 years of Pacific island sports, teams from across the world have only been playing against 'the western half of Samoa', not the whole of Samoa, and that Eastern Samoa has a strong presence in the NFL (American Football) of the USA than with Rugby, neither side a Soccer nation.

The sport of Soccer has never been considered a "Real Sport of Sports" in nations that either play American-style Football, or Rugby, and most likely will ever be popular in American Samoa. Now the fame from the views bought for the Australian Soccer video is being used to show why American Samoa humiliated the Australia team in American style-Football in 2012, setting an all-time record win for the IFAF U-19 World Championship Football Tournament of 97 to 3.

Tim Cahill: Samoan Australian Soccer Legend who scored Australia's first and second FIFA World Cup Final's goals in 2006 against Japan, and is the all-time leading scorer for Australia with 50 goals in 107 caps between 2004 and 2018

The American Samoans dominated Australia 97-3 and set a World Tournament Pacific Oceania World record on February 25th 2012 at the Oceania Bowl Championship, assumed to have happened over the Soccer youtube video 0-31. The Football score was so humiliating that Australian News outlets blacked-out the media coverage on the Tournament and only the USA and American Samoa kept reports of the sporting event. All information of the Australian loss will most likely be from USA sporting records and in Australia, likely be buried in an archive.

"What's interesting as well is that Australia's biggest Soccer Football Legend is still Tim Cahill, a Samoan Australian with Samoan tattoos. I just think its funny someone attempted to make it look like Samoa cant play Soccer, when Australia's most famous Soccer player is Samoan Australian. After the 2006 FIFA World Cup Tim Cahill's name isn't just fame anymore, its Sport History, the first ever 2 goals scored at a World Cup for Australia. Without him, Australia would never had even made it that far" 

According to the U-19 World Championship website IFAF.org American Samoa beat Australia in a record win of 93-7 in a torrential downpour to win the 2012 Oceania Bowl and qualify for a spot in Austin. Running back and offensive MVP Faafouina Sitagata carried 12 times for 107 yards and three touchdowns in the rout that saw three inches of rainfall throughout the game. Nathaniel Tuamohelo had 99 yards and a touchdown as American Samoa ran for 359 yards as a team. Elliot Peters had three catches, all for touchdowns, while Shalom Luani scored on a punt return, interception return, 2-point run and kicked an extra point.

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Samoan Player Rugby and Welsh Tom Williams fight in Tunnel - Wales cry for help from the USA

South China Morning Post - Samoa vs Wales

AT&T Stadium San Francisco

Tom Williams of the Welsh was allegedly caught fighting in the Tunnel with Samoan Rugby player Gordon Langkilde during the World Cups Sevens in San Francisco AT&T Park. The Welsh player and other Welsh members were on the losing end of the fight and helped by trainers and Rugby staff.

"It's a heated game out there and the Welsh are usually the cheats, always with a biased referee or a booth commentator. It's always the same story with the Welsh, start a fight, get beaten up, then try to control the narrative in the media. Everyday in Rugby is like the Olympics and the British are tired of losing to the Asia Pacific islanders and China. Things are getting a little too heated, keep it on the field"

"Everyone of course sticks up for their own teams, loving their own nation, but it seems that the Welsh British are crying for the US. Americans to protect them this time around. Its true, this should always try and stay professional as possible, but Rugby can and has been rough in the past, without getting legal about it"

"Read the UK news on the Samoan Rugby player who acted with Tom Williams, British media acting as though they're from a sport Disney Land, some angelic place with a holy reputation? America better get a clue, keep playing sports with the Brits and eventually they'll do it to you too after they lose a few more Rugby games. When the world starts seeing headlines like -USA dominates Britain again- over and over, that's when it starts. This type of thing often gets handled by Rugby, but it seems not so in this case and people are looking to file charges" 

Reports of sports brawls in Britain are often off the Pacific overseas radar but are known so well within Europe that there's popular movies, one franchise being "Green Street 2005", which spawned "Green Street Hooligans 2" and "Green Street 3". There is no such movie franchise portraying brawling culture in Samoa because sport-fighting is for the better part an over competitive happen stance occurring during middle and High school years. A statement was made by World Rugby "The alleged behavior is not aligned with the sport's values and the excellent spirit in which this competition has been played by the 40 participating teams". The three Welsh Pro-Rugby players are currently in the hospital with broken bones in the faces and noses. The shock of one Samoan taking on three Pro-Rugby players is still with the Welsh team.

New Zealand Black Ferns (women's team) were crowned Rugby World Cup Sevens champions. Defending champions New Zealand produced a win against first-time finalists France 29-0 on Saturday, to become the first nation to win back-to-back Rugby World Cup Sevens titles.

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Below is actual footage of British off-the-field sports behavior, a people with a history of conveniently looking the other way while pockets of neighborhood bar-fans (hooligans), fight for their local sports teams. Logging into Youtube might be required for viewing.

• Welsh and England vs Russia Brawls 2016 - Hooligans
• English Welsh yelling and taunting Riot Police Authority
• England singing Sport taunts to Russia -2016
• British Hooligans - Brawls and Fights New
• Welsh vs Italian Brawls - Sports fights - 2004

Brawling Sports Behavior in Britain-england and Wales

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Counter move to the Guillotine UFC and AFC tackle and Headlock: Should it be Banned?

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In a real life fight, the Guillotine move and many other Mount-locks (when a person sits on top another person) would not work in a real toe-to-toe evenly matched fight, says martial artists and critics of the MMA sport. It would seem today's MMA Professional fighting rules have allowed a strange favor to one of the old dirty fighting grappling locks, the Guillotine move, but the MMA does not allow their very dirty counter moves.

Historically a dirty fight was getting someone on the ground to choke them as were things like eye-gouging and ear ripping, all off the table moves. Only about a decade or two ago was choking-out someone even considered a 'legal' Professional fighting move. In an open one-on-one combat, the Art of Judo would be useful and the counter moves would be available to fend off grappling, but in a Professional Sport, where there are very limited methods of fighting that can be applied without permanently injuring someone, the Guillotine should have never been allowed because it's regularly used counter moves are banned. It is also wondered why the Guillotine was allowed and who allowed it to slip through the rule book.

Fighter: "It's ok to smash someone's face in, but you can't smash their balls in? It's ok to break someone's leg, but not their toes? Thailand Boxing rules allow legs and punches, but not dirty grappling for a reason, because the counter-moves are just as dirty. It's annoying seeing some softy guy on TV yelling and screaming like he's the Greatest Fighter on earth, when all he did was headlock his opponent in a Guillotine. Look where the opposing guy is, in most cases, the guy in the headlock is in a perfect position to do a very very dirty counter move (a nut Grip), but that counter move is conveniently not allowed"

According to an ex-Samoa fighter the dirty Counter-move to the dirty Guillotine Lock is a "Nut-Grab" but those types of counter moves will no doubt remain banned and rightfully so, the argument is that the Guillotine should be banned as well. 

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Samoan Tyson Pedro: Another Super Samoan

This guys the real deal. I like him. Both him and Tai Tuivasa seem to be pals, sport pals at least. I see the Legendary Mark Hunt in a lot of their meetings and vids. They seem to have a Samoan Dojo thing going on over there, a circle of fight trades. Good stuff. 

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Samoan Tai Tuivasa wins Heavyweight Title of the AFC

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La'ma Tasi The Bruiser Big hits

La'ma Tasi reminds me of Masoe, in fact, they should team up and make a Bash Team. Lama Tasi doesn't have online the big hit highlights yet, but he's definitely a hitter. I'd rank him a 2-3 star hitter. Masoe is a solid rank 3 on average, but can hit 4 when he's pumped up.

If you don't know how I rank these hitters, here's how it is. I'll write a post on ranking later, in short, a rank is how many average players, a super player, can take on. A super player proves his knocking power against average players, then the rank goes up from there. So for example, Mr. Lama Tasi can take on 2 average players, way over powering 1, and can take a 3-man tackle "some of the time", making him a 2-3 rank.

Here's Lama Tasi highlight [video here]

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Highlights of Henry Tuilagi "The Butcher" Big Hits

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Henry Tuilagi nicknamed "The Butcher"

This video of Henry Tuilagi is pretty old, and guess what, it's not his greatest Highlights. Whoever made the highlight video probably did the best they could, but there was once a much better highlight of Henry Tuilagi I saw online, which was beastly. Rugby times were very different then and it seems Henry Tuilagi was like an "enforcer" at times to demoralize the other team's center strong men. 

There were also better highlights on Alesana Tuilagi just 2 years ago past from 2014. My favorite highlight on Alesana Tuilagi, I can't find anymore. It started with faking a long kick against Fiji, when he then ran over the opponent. Sorry Fiji, no worries. Someone recently said that Henry Tuilagi looks like a Samoan version of Brock Lesner, only meaner. There really does need to be more Polynesian media coverage on the games so that people can actually see the games and so social media can share highlights of their favorite players.

Check out Henry Tuilagi [the Beastest Tuilagi]

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Legendary Alafoti Faosaliva 'The Truck' : An all around great Rugby player

Alafotu Faosaliva clip

The Legendary Alafoti Faosaliva "The Truck" has been privileged to play during one of the most interesting times in Rugby. A time in Rugby when Pro-teams were switching from the traditional Big-Hits and hard Scrums, to a mix of Hot-potato Rugby strategy. He's been compared to the Legendary Ma'a Nonu from the All Blacks team who when the teams are about evenly locked in strength and speed, he turns on the energy and explodes through the lines of defense, attracts the defense then fakes, or contributes in some other amazing way within a scrum battle. Alafoti was one of the first players to be called "The Beast" in Rugby and still some people say it so, that he's not one to get competitive with. 

Even other Pacific Islander teams know his reputation and agree that Alafoti Faosaliva is one of the greats to have ever played the game. 

"In the past it used to be looked down on to pass the ball without running your best effort. Running forward showed strength, even running between the polls is still a message to the opposing team that they can hit your most vulnerable area. Strategy changed when Polynesians started playing Rugby and even the All Blacks team have been known during Alafoti Faosaliva's generation to have been forced into switching to a Hot-potato rugby game "

"That's the problem with some of the Referee calls during that generation of Rugby, to the new watcher, the game looks the same but to older Rugby fans the game is very very different. Yellow card here, Red Card there...the rules started changing when the Pacific (New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Australia) and South Africa took over the game"

"Samoa and Tonga play traditional Rugby but that may change in the future. Rugby without the strength testing of Big-Hits and Scrums is just backwards passing and long range kicking. That's not a real game"

 

"Not much to say on this guy if ya know Rugby. He's different. This guy has heart and magic. When I say this, I mean ya just never know what he's gonna do. He's a solid player when comes to rules, doesn't go for the show....but theres a point where if ya make some bad referee calls, he's gonna go beast on the opposition"

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Sam Kasiano "The Wrecking Ball Samoan" or "Dogzilla"

Well this guys another Auckland Super Rugby breed. His highlights don't do him justice. There's very little online on him, as of yet.

Ever notice that Asia Pacific players who play for England get all the awesome media and highlights from that British propaganda international news machine. Both of the Tuilagi brother big hitters have like 15 highlight videos each. Search on YouTube your rugby heart out on Alesana Tuilagi and his brother Manu Tuilagi. Then if ya get time, watch highlights of their older monster brother Henry Tuilagi. Hate to be that guys younger brother.

Anyway, back to Mr. Kasiano, hes tough. He's like one of those guys with 2 puberties as is younger photos are checked out. Sam Kasiano's other name in the media is "Dogzilla", being one of the first forwards in Rugby history to weigh in at 138kg.

Back to rugby: Sam Kasiano Highlights

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Manu Samoa wins against Canada 3 out of 3 times

According to the Rugbydata.com which is a Rugby stats site that covers all the games and scores, "Manu Samoa has never lost to Canada". The last game I did see, but earlier games I haven't. I've seen games from about 2010 and up, which is when this blog project started, early 2010.

There's been some sevens games in which Canada has been able to play and win in a game or two, but the national team has never beat Manu Samoa.

May 29th, 1999: Samoa vs Canada - Samoa wins 17-13
July 1st, 2000: Samoa vs Canada - Samoa wins 41-22
November 9th, 2012: Samoa vs Canada - Samoa wins 42-12
Check here for the Rugby stats| Rugbydata.com

The last game was awesome, which was the 2012 one of course. Keep in mind, Canada does have another favorite sport, called Hockey. Hockey looks fun too, too cold though. There's some big hits in this game too by the way. It was a good game!

Check out the last game: Samoa vs Canada 2012

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Samoa wins against Russia 33-12 Dubai Sevens 2013

It was a quick game against Russia as they still need some experience, but they're sure to get there one day if they take Rugby to heart, no doubt about that. The DUBAI sevens is always an amazing competition and it was good to see Russia show up to the event. Samoa won 33-12 in the sevens match and will go on in the tournament, most likely against South Africa or Argentina. 

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Mose Masoe "The Smiling Assassin" in Rugby?

I think the name was given "The smiling Assassin", cause after he attacks, he tends to smile lol. This Samoan guy is up there with Tuilagi brothers, Lima, Alafoti, and Jonah Lomu? I mean it really is hard to compare hits, and bashing, and rugby talents. Forget my babbling.

This blog will later get into more analysis of Rugby and other sports, but for now, it's gonna get all the good stuff together and enjoy it like a local fan does. Seems they need to update this guys tribute, since he's had some more big hit highlights.

Check it out: Mose Masoe Tribute

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Samoa vs France RLWC 2013 bashed'em bros Big Hits! It's here!

Ok the first 1st half of the Samoa vs France game RLWC 2013 has been offline for sometime. Theres only been clips of the second half of the game, which was relatively calm and pretty normal rugby play, by the book.

This is the game vs France that has been almost-banned online lol. It was awesome, France has nothing to be ashamed of. They brought the fight, and the fight was brought back, and they took it like men. Hats off France.

The highlights have been cut, so it's in two videos
[-] France v Samoa 2013
[-] France v Samoa 1st half highlights
[-] Samoa lockeroom celebration France

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NFL vs Rugby sport which is better?

Ooooooo, the NFL vs Rugby question! Lol

This is my personal view on this, don't take it to heart right. First let's give a round of applause to Britian, Ireland, and New Zealand. They all deserve it. Is there really a comparison though? Rugby is international. A player can go almost anywhere in the world and play, showing off all the talents that he or she is capable of, unrestricted to one position like NFL football. This limited space and practice also creates a slim window for NFL players.

There is no question which game I enjoy watching, its just a better thought out game, and it has nothing to do with "big hits". The "big hits" catch your eye, but those of course lose appeal, and just become frosting on cake. Yummy big hits!

Another question comes to mind, "Is Rugby for America?"

I say No. Sorry, I dont really think it fits in here for a wide variety of reasons. I think the NFL is fine with American ways. It's something to watch on the weekends. This discussion can get pretty long, which is why I cut right down to it. 

Britain is perfect for Rugby, hats off to Britain. Samoa is perfect for Rugby, it's a Rugby nation, and the culture fits "Rugby culture".

New Zealand is right now a perfect Rugby nation, and yes, even Aussies are good for some Rugby. The United States is not a Rugby nation though unfortunately. It could have been in the 1970s possibly, but it would be virtually impossible for it to become a Rugby nation now.

Playing Rugby, and being a Rugby nation are two different things, but go hand in hand right. This discussion can get pretty deep into social structure, law, and politics, but let's not. The Americas are simply not setup for the "Rugby culture", it would be like setting up a beer store, then watching people get arrested outside that beer store, it just can't be handled properly.

Also, "Why even play the game if ya just plan to dangle below the top 15." In order to get to the top, ya have to truly be a rugby nation. In fact, being a "Rugby Nation", should be a top 10 spot requirement lol.

Cheers all, and stay happy.

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Samoa vs Australia 2011 Big Hits! - A Game for the record books

Samoa vs Australia 2011

The Samoan vs Australia game in 2011 is one for the records and has been called "The game of lessons". A lot of hype and friction has been going around about Pacific Island teams and the players, mostly about new setups and a new generation, but also about if Aotearoa New Zealand is hiring all the best talent from Samoa and Tonga. Some sports writers have played with the angles and stated that New Zealand is "stealing" the Pacific talent pool, when Aotearoa New Zealand is still Polynesia. 

It's hard to forget a game like this and the atmosphere before hand. Samoa played it's style of Rugby, which is "Big Hits Rugby", but since Australia is considered a friendly neighbor it wasn't at all that bad. It was clean hitting all the way, no anger, and a great game from both sides. Australia brought their style of Rugby as well which is pretty clinical and steady. 

"I love Rugby big hits. Oh it's great to see the fancy running, the impossible hat tricks, the scrum power and skill, the perfect back passes, but... It's the big hits that just tip the game over the top"

"What to really say about this game? Well there's one Samoan and one Tongan on the Australian side that got some smashing too. Nothing to really say except it's all fair and full of awesomeness!"

This is still one of the top 15 favorite games ever seen which is why we did a recap review on it. The All Blacks have quite a few of the top games ever played and Australia too is one of the best teams in the World. 

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Will Samoa win against USA Sevens in 2014? Again?

Samoa has been quite humble when coming to the USA and taking the Rugby sevens title home. In 3 years from 2010 to 2013, Samoa has walked away with the USA sevens title twice. Favorites to win are the usual champions, New Zealand All Blacks, Samoa, and Fiji, possibly Australia. 

South Africa has had a good run at the USA Sevens, who took the title in 2013. Rugby player Tai Tuisamoa was named "Rhino Rugby Player" of the week in October 2013, and recently in November 2013, Samu Manoa was named USA's premier top player, after USA won against rival Russia. The USA team will play Folau Niua and Andrew Durutalo, from their Pacific selection of players.

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Samoa vs South Africa 2013 almost-Banned Big Hits Highlights - Its Here!

Here we go ladies and gents, come one, come all, and see the "Bashed Dem Bros" almost-banned Big hit highlights against South Africa. Remember in the other posts when I mentioned a banned-like game "Samoa vs South Africa", well it's been posted.

This was the game that yes was "almost-banned" for Samoan rough-necking, however, it seems there's people out there who thinks South Africa got a little pay back for what they tend to do to other national Rugby teams. It's just a game guys, and no worse than hockey.

So, it all seems fair, everyone's happy, and no hard feelings as we get on to see South Africa fans finally complaining about Rugby being, too rough. This is Rugby ladies and gents, no diapers here. Some big hits from Samoa might have been left out, but no worries. Also, props to Jean de Villiers, who took the stiff arm like champion.

There was a very funny question asked "What if Nigel Owens had refereed this game". That surely would have been a bigger hot pot of poo-stew.

The Youtube title: "The most Brutal, Physical and Bizzare Match of the 2013 Spring Tours. [SA vs Samoa 2013)"

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Sports History - Samoa Police Rugby Team Wins Bronze in International Competition 2011

photo by Brett Hemmings

The Western Samoan Police Force team of 2011 gained big international props by beating The British Royal Navy team, The French Armed Forces team, devastated The Royal Navy of Australia team 53-3, and won against the Tongan Defense Service team.

Rugby fan "Here's how awesome this little part of Sports History is, which is ya pretty awesome, and happened just 2 years ago. That's right, the Samoan Police force team vs other nation's Military teams and the Samoan police force team won great applause. A single police force team up against the most fit nations."  

• -The British Army team
• -British Royal Navy team
• -French Armed Forces team
• -Royal Navy of Australia team
• -Australian Defense Force team
• -New Zealand Defense Force team
• -The Tonga Defense Service team
• -China People's Liberation Army team
• -Republic of South Africa team
• -Australian Federal Police team
• -British Royal Air Force (RAF) team

The British Army Rugby team won the IDRC 2011 in the final match (International Defense Rugby Competition 2011), but who's actions were considered questionable, as they had selected over half their team from Pacific Islander Fijians who were in British military, allied recruits for the tournament. Tactical wise, it was a good move considering the opponents.

The results though were clear and in, and proved again, the Rugby dominance of South Pacific island models, with the top four teams from the Polynesian regions. The Samoa Police head coach Taulapapa Siaosi Toilolo, now has a place in International Rugby History. Samoan community were very pleased with the team’s efforts, and Taulapapa Siaosi Toilolo described the win and international placing as “a tremendous result”. He also thanked the Australian and New Zealand Defense Forces for hosting the event.

Reference: 
[-] Talamua.com "Samoa Police Rugby Team Wins Bronze in International Competition"
[-] There are some games online Youtube under the titles: "IDRC 2011"

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Mark Hunt vs Big Foot Silva epic win for Hunt?

Well well well..

Looks like Samoans might start getting serious about MMA after Mark Hunt's last fight, although I don't recommend it, at all. 

Why right, why not get serious about MMA and start pounding people away. Why not.. Here's why not, cause Samoans already have a reputation for that ability. Samoans have a great military service record in the west, greatest Rugby players in the world, which is the roughest sport in the world, great record in the NFL in the States, and just a down right tough and loving social reputation. 

Boxing wise, and MMA wise, just a few Samoans went that way retrospectively, and ended up high profile fighters, like our good friends Mark Hunt, James Thunder, David Tua, and Ray Sefo.

We don't need it.. But then again, maybe someone might miss their calling. So many other great pursuits, it's really a waste if there's not an effort to be awesome.

The fight of the decade in MMA December 2013 - Brisbane Australia
Thats what they're calling it, the fight of the decade, then again, there was another fight involving Mark Hunt with a similar title, which is probably why he was matched up for this. Mark Hunt has been there since the beginning of all this, before MMA in the States. Mark before this, carved out a reputation in Japan, along with some other Pacific Islander fighters, and some Samoan legendary Sumo wrestlers.

The fight of Mark Hunt vs Big Foot Silva
Round 1, Mark took the center, pushing off Silva the entire round, when Silva knocked Mark Hunt down, with Mark getting back up quickly. Seemed a good evening out the first round, making viewers still questioning the outcome, with debatable favoring. 2nd Round, Mark took center again, jabbing, pushing Silva back, then Silva injured Marks leg, evening the round out again at the end, which round 2 can be debated.

3rd round, Mark busted with a straight right, Silva went down, then another take down, and a few minutes of fist to face on Silva from Mark. Mark held Silva until the end of the round, which they say, the fight was over in the third, the referee just didnt stop it.

4th round, Mark takes center, more take downs by Mark, with fist to face, then at the end of the fourth, Mark does another take down, in which Silva falls on Mark, and accidentally ends up on top. The last 30 seconds though was Silva's in the fourth, who fist to face, gave Mark some good blooded payback.

5th round, Mark took center and then gave Silva a blooded finish with fist to face, both blooded at the end, but then came the odd referee call, questioned by viewers, as the referee stopped Mark Hunt in the 5th.

The referee then nicely took Silva aside and wiped his blood off, calling a time out.. No one really ever sees a time out in the middle of a match unless theres some sort of fowl hit. Moving on, the 5th ended and it was called a draw, but with one judge giving a 48/47, to Mark Hunt. The referee then called a Draw match. Epic fight to both, respects to both, but they say Mark Hunt did win.

The entire match, the sound of Cheee Hoos were being yelled by some Samoan fans.

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