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Dan Hornbuckle will defend his Hook N Shoot title against Courtney Ray.

Hook N Shoot champion Dan "The Handler" Hornbuckle (13-1-0) fondly remembers his first encounter with Courtney "The Chocolate Nightmare" Ray (6-1-0) from March of 2007.

"It was a 3-minute knockout," he says, "after two fights previous in the night. He knocked his way into the championship. He only fought 2 or 3 minutes that night. I'd fought for 13 and I still handled him."

Facing Ray for a second time on Nov. 24 at Hook N Shoot in Evansville, Indiana, this time for the Hook N shoot championship belt, Hornbuckle says he's ready to "handle" his opponent again.

"Anybody can get hit with a punch if they stick their chin out," he explains, "but I'm a more technical fighter than that. I've been trained with way better strikers that he'll ever be."

Hornbuckle's prediction for the re-match is grim. "I'm going to put him in the hurt-locker," he says. "I am an official black belt of intensity."

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