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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papoh Bamoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furio Giunta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bamoya might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lupang Hinirang. Giunta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Godfather Theme - Fantomas. Papoh Bamoya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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174 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papoh Bamoya! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Furio Giunta! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bamoya misses with a head kick.
Giunta looks to score with a jab to the body but Bamoya is just out of range. Bamoya rushes Giunta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Giunta tries to circle away but Bamoya has him pinned against the cage. Bamoya misses with a knee to the head. Bamoya is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giunta is defending well for now. Bamoya lands a nice elbow. Bamoya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giunta avoids it. Bamoya has Giunta pressed against the cage, preventing Giunta from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bamoya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giunta blocks it with crossed arms. Bamoya scores a nice knee to the body.
Bamoya landing knees to the body.
Giunta is trying to force a seperation but Bamoya has the dominant position. Bamoya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giunta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Giunta working hard to break the clinch. Nice elbow from Bamoya. Bamoya prevents Giunta from breaking the clinch. Giunta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giunta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bamoya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Giunta looks gassed! Giunta tries a body shot but Bamoya blocks it.
Bamoya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giunta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bamoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giunta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Giunta working hard to break the clinch. Giunta is trying to break free. Bamoya landing knees to the head.
Giunta takes an elbow to the temple. Bamoya scores with a knee to the head.
Bamoya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bamoya lands an elbow that stopped Giunta in his tracks for a moment. Bamoya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bamoya lands an elbow inside. Bamoya crunches a lovely knee into Giunta's ribcage. Bamoya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Giunta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Giunta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bamoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giunta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Bamoya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Bamoya misses with a knee to the head. Giunta lands a body punch in the clinch. Bamoya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giunta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bamoya throws an elbow but it misses.
Giunta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bamoya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Bamoya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Giunta scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Bamoya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Giunta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Giunta misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Giunta. Giunta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bamoya in his tracks. Giunta scores with a sloppy right hand. Bamoya should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bamoya scores with a one two! Giunta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Giunta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bamoya circles away quickly and effectively. Giunta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bamoya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bamoya tries to clinch but Giunta moves out of range. Bamoya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A combination from Giunta does no damage. Bamoya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giunta moves away. Decent striking displayed by Giunta there. Giunta misses with a series of wild punches.
Bamoya tries a head kick but it misses.
Giunta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. A head kick misses from Bamoya. Giunta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bamoya throws a head kick but Giunta moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bamoya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giunta swats him away and circles back towards the center. Giunta throws a right and a left that both miss. Bamoya wants to clinch. Bamoya clinches with his opponent.
Giunta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Bamoya lands an elbow just above Giunta 's eye. Giunta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bamoya has him pressed against the cage. Giunta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bamoya connects with a knee to the head.
Bamoya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bamoya obliges. Bamoya lands a nice knee to the body. Giunta takes a knee to the side of the body. Bamoya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giunta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bamoya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giunta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giunta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bamoya walks into a straight right hand from Giunta. Bamoya fails in his attempt to clinch. A big left from Giunta misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bamoya misses with a head kick.
Giunta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bamoya has time to react. Giunta lands a right hook to the body.
Giunta misses with a few strikes there.
Bamoya is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Bamoya looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Bamoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giunta scores with a three punch combo!
Giunta thuds his right hand into Bamoya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Bamoya throws a half hearted mid kick. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bamoya tried to score with a low kick but Giunta checks it. Giunta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Giunta takes a kick to the side of the head. Giunta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papoh Bamoya dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bamoya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Bamoya throws a sloppy head kick and Giunta moves out of range easily. Bamoya throws a head kick but Giunta moves out of range.
Giunta with a nice cross. Giunta throws a series of punches but Bamoya avoids them all with ease. Bamoya wants to clinch up but Giunta keeps it at a distance. A head kick misses from Bamoya. Giunta swats away the attempt to clinch by Bamoya. Bamoya misses with a head kick.
Bamoya slips a jab and a cross from Giunta.
A punch combination from Giunta misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Giunta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bamoya wants to clinch up but Giunta keeps it at a distance. Bamoya tries to clinch there but Giunta circles away.
Bamoya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furio Giunta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bamoya slips a jab from Giunta.
That's one minute gone in the round. Giunta dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Giunta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Bamoya looks to score with a jab to the body but Giunta is just out of range. Giunta throws a right hand that Bamoya ducks under and follows up with a left that Bamoya also avoids with ease. Giunta misses with the combination.
Bamoya looks for the body kick but Giunta saw that one coming. Bamoya closes the distance and clinches. Bamoya has Giunta pressed against the cage, preventing Giunta from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Giunta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bamoya is keeping busy. Giunta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bamoya prevents Giunta from breaking the clinch. Bamoya scores a nice knee to the body.
Giunta is breathing heavily. Bamoya lands a nice knee to the body. Bamoya connects with a knee to the head.
Bamoya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bamoya misses with a knee to the head. Bamoya tries a knee to the head but Giunta blocks it.
Bamoya lands a knee to the head.
Papoh Bamoya has scored more points in the clinch so far. Giunta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Giunta is trying to break the clinch but Bamoya has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Giunta scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bamoya keeps control of Giunta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Giunta wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giunta. Bamoya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Giunta's face.
Bamoya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giunta tries to circle away but Bamoya has him pinned against the cage. Bamoya lands a nice elbow. Bamoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giunta lands a shoulder strike. Bamoya connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Giunta. Bamoya tries a knee to the head but Giunta blocks it.
Bamoya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giunta tries to circle away but Bamoya has him pinned against the cage. Giunta avoiding damage as Bamoya throws knees to the body.
Giunta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bamoya tries to close the distance and clinch but Giunta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bamoya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bamoya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bamoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giunta. Bamoya is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Giunta.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Giunta throws a right and a left that Bamoya avoids nicely. Bamoya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Giunta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bamoya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giunta counters with a left and a right that stings Bamoya. Bamoya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giunta swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bamoya tries to close the distance and clinch but Giunta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Decent striking displayed by Giunta there. Giunta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bamoya's head backwards. Bamoya throws a sloppy head kick and Giunta moves out of range easily. Bamoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bamoya looks to land a combination but Giunta avoids it well. Giunta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Bamoya tries a head kick but it misses.
Giunta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bamoya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giunta is out of range and Bamoya settles back down. Giunta swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Giunta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bamoya. Giunta misses with a low kick.
Giunta throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Giunta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Bamoya walks into a straight right hand from Giunta. Giunta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bamoya counters with a good low kick that Giunta was not able to check. Giunta jabs at Bamoya's body. Bamoya has closed the distance and engaged Giunta in a clinch.
Bamoya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Bamoya lands a knee to the head.
Bamoya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giunta is looking to break free of the clinch but Bamoya has double underhooks. Giunta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bamoya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giunta lands with a light punch inside. Bamoya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bamoya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giunta avoids it. A shot in the inside from Giunta. Giunta tries to circle away but Bamoya has him pinned against the cage. Giunta breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papoh Bamoya dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Giunta misses with the combination.
Giunta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bamoya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Bamoya throws a head kick but Giunta moves out of range.
Giunta scores with a one two! Bamoya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Giunta connects with a body shot. Giunta swats away the attempt to clinch by Bamoya. No joy there for Giunta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Giunta does no damage. Bamoya wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Giunta misses with a double jab.
Bamoya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bamoya 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. Bamoya tries to clinch but fails miserably and Giunta counters with a three punch combo that has Bamoya backing up. Bamoya nods at Giunta to acknowledge the strikes. Giunta swats away the attempt to clinch by Bamoya. Giunta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Nice body kick there by Bamoya. Bamoya moves in looking to clinch but Giunta pushes him off. Giunta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bamoya moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Giunta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bamoya. Bamoya scores with a one two! Giunta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Bamoya darts in and clinches Giunta up against the cage. Giunta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Giunta fails to land with a series of punches.
Bamoya moves into the clinch. Bamoya crunches a lovely knee into Giunta's ribcage. Bamoya with a knee to the head.
Bamoya with a knee to the head.
Bamoya lands a knee to the head.
Giunta is trying to break the clinch but Bamoya is controlling him. Furio Giunta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Giunta takes a knee to the side of the body. Bamoya misses with a knee to the head. Bamoya lands an elbow inside that Giunta shrugs off. Giunta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bamoya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Bamoya prevents Giunta from breaking the clinch. Bamoya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Giunta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Bamoya. Giunta can't break the clinch.
Bamoya lands an elbow inside. Bamoya creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Giunta's defenses. Giunta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bamoya goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Giunta throws a head kick that misses and Bamoya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bamoya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giunta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bamoya thinking. Giunta lands an overhand right. Papoh Bamoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Giunta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Giunta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Giunta tries to bum rush Bamoya with a series of wild strikes but Bamoya uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bamoya misses with a hook to the body
and Giunta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Giunta keeps the fight on the outside. Bamoya scores with a three punch combo!
Giunta slips under a jab. Bamoya walks into a jab. Giunta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bamoya.
Bamoya blocks a jab. Bamoya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giunta.
Bamoya doesn't manage to clinch there - Giunta circles away.
Giunta throws a combination that misses and Bamoya counters with a good low kick that Giunta was not able to check. Bamoya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Bamoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A head kick misses from Bamoya. Bamoya tried to score with a low kick but Giunta checks it. A left lands for Giunta.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Bamoya moves into range and clinches up with Giunta. Bamoya lands a nice elbow. Bamoya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giunta is trying to break the clinch but Bamoya is controlling him. Giunta is trying to break free. Bamoya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Giunta avoids the elbow strike from Bamoya, against the cage.
Giunta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Giunta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A frustrated look appears on Giunta's face as he tries to break the clinch. Bamoya lands a knee to the head.
Giunta is working Bamoya over against the cage. Giunta wants to break free but Bamoya has control.
Bamoya has Giunta pressed against the cage, preventing Giunta from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bamoya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bamoya tries to land a knee to the head but Giunta blocks with his arms.
Giunta is looking to break free of the clinch but Bamoya has double underhooks. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bamoya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Giunta's brow. Giunta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bamoya blocks an uppercut.
Giunta scores with a nice hook to the head. Bamoya tries to land a knee to the head but Giunta blocks with his arms.
Bamoya keeps control of Giunta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A right handed body shot lands from Giunta.
Bamoya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giunta throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamoya. Bamoya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Giunta fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight! Papoh Bamoya showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bamoya, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papoh Bamoya!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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