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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Huss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Nocturne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
1 - 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Nocturne!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nocturne throws a right hand that Huss ducks under and follows up with a left that Huss also avoids with ease.
Nocturne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nocturne misses with a body punch
and Huss counters by clinching up.
Nocturne tries to break free but Huss pushes him back against the cage.
Huss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nocturne tries to pull guard but Huss forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Huss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nocturne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huss shoots in and gets a takedown into Nocturne's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Huss tries to free his leg and advance position but Nocturne is retaining full guard.
Huss throws a big elbow that misses.
Huss wants to pass the guard but Nocturne is keeping the position.
Huss gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Huss tries to clinch but Nocturne is having none of it.
Ray Nocturne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huss misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Nocturne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nocturne just misses with a punch to the body.
Huss looks for a takedown but Nocturne sprawls well.
Nocturne throws a nice looking combination but Huss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nocturne looks to land a combination. Huss sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nocturne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nocturne leaves Huss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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.
Huss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huss throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Nocturne - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Huss. Those never looked like landing.
Huss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nocturne as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Huss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Nocturne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huss tries to clinch up but Nocturne circles away and keeps his distance.
Huss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Huss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nocturne scores with a three punch combo!
Huss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nocturne swivels and escapes.
Huss is breathing heavily.
Huss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nocturne misses with a two punch combination.
Huss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nocturne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huss scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Huss. Those never looked like landing.
Huss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Huss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nocturne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nocturne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A cross from Nocturne lands.
Huss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nocturne scores with a punch to the head.
Nocturne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left lands for Nocturne.
Nocturne tries to bum rush Huss with a series of wild strikes but Huss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huss tries to close the distance and clinch but Nocturne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nocturne misses with a few strikes there.
Huss shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nocturne defends it nicely.
Huss throws a series of punches but Nocturne moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nocturne lands a nice shot that snaps Huss's head back.
Huss loads up on a big right hand but Nocturne slips the punch.
Huss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huss shoots in and drives through. Nocturne sprawls well.
Huss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nocturne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nocturne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Huss eats them both and turns towards Nocturne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Huss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nocturne.
Nocturne throws a nice looking combination but Huss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nocturne. Huss does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Nocturne will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Huss tries to land a leg kick but Nocturne saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huss, as that shot connected.
A right-left combo lands from Nocturne.
Huss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nocturne is rocked!
Huss tries a head kick but it misses.
Nocturne is still on wobbly legs! Can Huss finish him?
Huss misses with a few strikes there.
Huss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Huss moves out of range as Nocturne strikes.
Huss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huss moves into range and clinches up with Nocturne.
Huss fails to pull guard.
Huss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nocturne throws a body punch but Huss moves out of range.
Nocturne misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huss throws a series of punches but Nocturne moves out of range.
Nocturne throws a series of punches but Huss avoids them all with ease.
Nocturne sizes up Huss with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nocturne misses with a wild combination.
Huss misses with the combination.
Nocturne misses with a series of wild punches.
Nocturne throws a hook but Huss blocks it.
Huss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nocturne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nocturne throws a series of punches but Huss moves out of range.
Nocturne dodges the punch combination from Huss.
Nocturne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nocturne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nocturne throws a big shot that misses.
Chris Huss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huss shoots in and drives through. Nocturne sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Huss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nocturne avoids the head kick by Huss.
Nocturne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nocturne blocks a head kick by Huss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nocturne blocks a head kick by Huss.
A head kick misses from Huss.
Huss tries a head kick but it misses.
Nocturne misses with a body shot.
Nocturne looks to land a right hand but Huss moved out of range.
Huss shoots in and drives through. Nocturne sprawls well.
Nocturne swinging wildly here.
Huss throws a sloppy head kick and Nocturne moves out of range easily.
Huss misses with a head kick.
Huss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huss's corner calls for a 1-2. Huss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Huss misses with a two punch combination.
Huss tries a head kick but it misses.
Ray Nocturne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nocturne scores with a three punch combo!
Huss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nocturne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Huss or perhaps it was just good defense by Nocturne which made him look bad.
Huss throws a series of punches but Nocturne moves out of range.
Nocturne seems to have recovered his senses.
Nocturne scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nocturne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huss swinging wildly here.
Nocturne lunges at Huss with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Huss's hand.
Huss looks for a takedown but Nocturne sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nocturne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Nocturne.
Huss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ray Nocturne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huss tries to clinch but Nocturne is having none of it.
Huss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nocturne with a hook.
Huss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nocturne throws a nice looking combination but Huss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huss shoots in but Nocturne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nocturne tests Huss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nocturne lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nocturne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nocturne scores with a body shot.
Nocturne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huss was well out of range. Poor timing from Nocturne.
Nocturne throws an overhand right that lands on Huss's shoulder, as Huss tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huss is defended easily by Nocturne.
Nocturne throws a right hand that Huss ducks under and follows up with a left that Huss also avoids with ease.
Nocturne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huss misses with a series of wild punches.
Nocturne misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nocturne with a hook.
Nocturne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Huss digs a good hook to Nocturne's body.
Nocturne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huss closes the distance and clinches up with Nocturne, looking for a takedown. Huss pushes Nocturne against the cage but Nocturne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Huss is looking to clinch but Nocturne is avoiding it.
Nocturne tries to bum rush Huss with a series of wild strikes but Huss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Huss misses.
Huss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nocturne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Huss backs up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Nocturne. Those never looked like landing.
Huss shoots in but Nocturne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Huss will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nocturne moves out of range as Huss strikes.
Huss tries for a takedown but Nocturne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Huss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nocturne.
Nocturne scores with a punch to the head.
Nocturne lands a jab to the nose.
Huss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nocturne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nocturne lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nocturne.
Nocturne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huss dives in and grabs Nocturne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nocturne pushes down on Huss's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Huss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huss slips a jab and a cross from Nocturne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nocturne lands with a cross.
Huss looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huss looks for a takedown but Nocturne sprawls well.
Nocturne misses with a two punch combination.
Nocturne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huss instigates a clinch.
Huss effectively controlling the action here.
Nocturne prevents a body shot from Huss.
Nocturne is struggling to control the position.
Huss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nocturne is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Huss is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huss has Nocturne pressed against the cage, preventing Nocturne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nocturne looking to slow down the pace here.
Huss breaks from the clinch.
Nocturne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nocturne works over Huss's head and body with a nice combination.
Nocturne misses with a combination
and Huss counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Huss lands a really nice looking cross but Nocturne seems unphased.
Huss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nocturne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nocturne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huss misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huss tries to clinch
and Nocturne counters with a nice uppercut.
Nocturne misses with a straight left.
Huss tries to clinch up but Nocturne circles away and keeps his distance.
Huss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nocturne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Nocturne. No joy for Huss on that attempt.
Nocturne scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nocturne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Huss dives in and grabs Nocturne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nocturne pushes down on Huss's head and hops out.
Nocturne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nocturne.
Huss throws a series of punches but Nocturne avoids them all with ease.
Huss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nocturne finds it's way round the side to connect with Huss's head.
Huss needs to keep his hands up - Nocturne had a free shot at his head there.
Huss fails to land with a series of punches.
Nocturne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Nocturne does no damage.
Nocturne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nocturne wants it to stay on the feet.
Huss tries for a takedown but Nocturne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nocturne.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Huss takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huss throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Nocturne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nocturne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Nocturne!
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hype
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RATING
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