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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Huss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Kovalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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132 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Huss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexei Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huss clinches up with Kovalev and pushes him back against the cage.
Huss taking a breather.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Kovalev wants to stall.
Kovalev misses with the head strike.
Huss is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kovalev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Huss's efforts to push away.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovalev throws a head punch that misses.
Huss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalev tries to keep at a distance but Huss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kovalev avoiding damage as Huss throws knees to the body.
Kovalev throws a head punch that misses.
Huss wants to get back to striking at distance but Kovalev won't allow it.
Huss goes for a takedown attempt but Kovalev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Huss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kovalev.
Kovalev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kovalev. That's going to slow Huss down.
Huss rushes Kovalev and presses him up against the cage.
Kovalev stalling in the clinch but Huss improves position.
Huss has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kovalev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Huss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovalev misses with the head strike.
Huss pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Huss seems keen to control Kovalev's posture.
Huss manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Huss tries to break the clinch but Kovalev is controlling the position.
Kovalev misses with the head strike.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Kovalev throws a head punch that misses.
Huss has had enough of the clinch but Kovalev keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huss gets underhooks to prevent Kovalev's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Kovalev fails to land.
Kovalev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kovalev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kovalev throws an elbow but misses.
Kovalev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huss has him pressed against the cage.
Huss blocks an uppercut.
Kovalev misses with a punch on the inside.
Huss is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kovalev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kovalev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huss has him pressed against the cage.
Huss has hold of one of Kovalev's legs. Kovalev is fighting the takedown attempt but Huss gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Huss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huss working some strikes from top position.
Huss chips away with some ground and pound.
Kovalev has his foot on Huss's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Huss works his way back into a safe position though.
Kovalev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Huss passes into half guard.
Kovalev looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalev is looking to improve his position.
Huss lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Huss there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huss uses his free foot to push down on Kovalev's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kovalev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Huss dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kovalev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kovalev throws a shot from downtown. Huss moves away and avoids it.
Huss throws a right hand that Kovalev ducks under and follows up with a left that Kovalev also avoids with ease.
Huss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovalev.
Kovalev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kovalev - that will leave a mark!
Huss closes the distance and clinches.
Huss is trying to break free.
Kovalev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Huss can't break the clinch.
Huss jumps guard and drags Kovalev to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huss had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kovalev defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huss pushes Kovalev off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huss has Kovalev up against the cage in a clinch.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovalev tries to stall but Huss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huss tries to break the clinch but Kovalev is controlling the position.
Huss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huss is looking for a takedown.
Huss looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Huss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huss tries for a takedown but Kovalev manages to get underhooks.
Kovalev has a couple of punches blocked by Huss.
Kovalev working aggressively here.
Kovalev misses with a punch on the inside.
Huss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kovalev taking a breather.
Huss working hard to break the clinch.
Huss misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Huss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kovalev throws a punch but it's blocked by Huss.
Huss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kovalev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kovalev.
Kovalev scoring well with a low kick there.
Kovalev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kovalev.
Huss fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kovalev is out of range.
Huss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kovalev pinned against the cage. Kovalev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kovalev connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Huss's head.
Huss throws a lazy head kick
and Kovalev counters with a low kick, right behind Huss 's knee.
Huss slips a jab from Kovalev.
Kovalev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chris Huss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kovalev.
Kovalev tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Kovalev tenderised Huss's leg. Huss is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kovalev.
Huss lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kovalev can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovalev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Huss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexei Kovalev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovalev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Huss.
Kovalev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovalev is looking to slow Huss down with leg kicks.
Huss throws a head kick that misses
and Kovalev counters with an inside leg kick.
Kovalev throws a leg kick which misses Huss's front leg but catches the back leg as Huss tries to avoid it.
Huss changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kovalev tries to avoid it but Huss manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kovalev to the ground. Kovalev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Huss has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kovalev.
Nice sprawl there from Kovalev as Huss shoots in.
Huss is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kovalev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huss pinned against the cage. Huss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kovalev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kovalev scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huss has Kovalev up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huss drags the fight down to the ground.
Huss has his hands on Kovalev's head, controlling the position.
Huss will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Huss has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chris Huss has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Huss closes the distance and pushes Kovalev back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huss wants to get back to striking at distance but Kovalev won't allow it.
Huss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kovalev has him pressed against the cage.
Kovalev avoiding damage as Huss throws knees to the body.
Kovalev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovalev swings wildly with an uppercut but Huss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huss pulls guard successfully.
Huss working for a triangle but Kovalev defends it easily.
Kovalev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Huss dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huss controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kovalev throws his legs up looking for a submission but Huss uses it to pass to side control.
Huss just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huss moves into full mount!
Huss content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huss's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Huss sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Huss showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huss has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Huss!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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