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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giggle Valentine (ranked 768 p4p, 744 weight class) and Chu Ho Soon (ranked 55 p4p, 52 weight class). Ho Soon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carl Orff - O Fortuna. Chu Ho Soon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chu Ho Soon!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ho Soon has Valentine pressed against the cage, preventing Valentine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ho Soon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Valentine tries to break free but Ho Soon pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Ho Soon on the inside.
Valentine is trying to push Ho Soon away but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Valentine.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Valentine.
Ho Soon throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon misses with a low kick as Valentine jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
Ho Soon tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Ho Soon back against the cage.
Ho Soon prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentine can't break the clinch.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
Ho Soon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valentine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ho Soon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Soon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ho Soon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon moves into the clinch successfully.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ho Soon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valentine can't break the clinch.
Valentine tries to break free but Ho Soon pushes him back against the cage.
Ho Soon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Valentine throwing a counter right hand but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Valentine's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentine checks a leg kick.
Valentine throwing a counter right hand but Ho Soon manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valentine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ho Soon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valentine, pushing him back against the cage.
Ho Soon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon keeps control of Valentine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ho Soon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valentine's efforts to push away.
Ho Soon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ho Soon struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Ho Soon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valentine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentine checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Valentine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a punch to the body.
Valentine is trying to force a seperation but Ho Soon has the dominant position.
Ho Soon misses with some punches.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Soon fails to land.
Ho Soon tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Ho Soon back against the cage.
Valentine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Ho Soon as the two fighters clinch.
Ho Soon has Valentine pressed against the cage, preventing Valentine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valentine lands a shoulder strike.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Ho Soon keeps him there for the moment.
Ho Soon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Ho Soon gets through Valentine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valentine working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
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.
Ho Soon is looking to clinch.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ho Soon tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Soon has closed the distance and engaged Valentine in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ho Soon can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Ho Soon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Soon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Soon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho Soon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Soon pushes Valentine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
Valentine can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho Soon instigates a clinch.
Ho Soon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho Soon tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valentine on the side of the head.
Ho Soon throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Valentine lands a jab.
Ho Soon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ho Soon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ho Soon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Ho Soon lands a head shot.
Ho Soon moves into the clinch successfully.
Ho Soon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ho Soon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ho Soon tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Ho Soon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Soon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentine throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon darts in and clinches Valentine up against the cage.
Ho Soon looking to stall.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon swinging wildly here.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the head.
Ho Soon scores with a nice strike.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Valentine avoids it easily.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Soon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ho Soon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick by Ho Soon misses
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Valentine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ho Soon thumps Valentine with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ho Soon misses with a head kick.
Ho Soon misses the body punch
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Soon misses with a head kick.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho Soon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valentine misses the jab.
Ho Soon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon lands a body shot.
A left lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Valentine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Valentine misses the target.
A low kick from Ho Soon is predictable there
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho Soon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon scores with a decent looking hook.
Ho Soon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ho Soon throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Soon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Ho Soon moved out of range.
Valentine throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
Ho Soon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Ho Soon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon scores with a hook to the body. Valentine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valentine checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ho Soon darts in and clinches Valentine up against the cage.
Valentine lands a left hand.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Valentine ducks right into an uppercut from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ho Soon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon moves into the clinch.
Ho Soon misses with a body punch.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ho Soon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Valentine's front leg but catches the back leg as Valentine tries to avoid it.
Valentine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Giggle Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ho Soon misses with a combination
enabling Valentine to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chu Ho Soon.
Well Ho Soon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
After winning the bout, Chu Ho Soon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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