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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Pharoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes to the cage accompanied by Search and Destroy. Bill Pharoni will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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157 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Pharoni!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pharoni throws a lazy right hand but Jaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaa throws a solid leg kick but Pharoni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jaa.
Jaa ducks under a wild hook from Pharoni.
Jaa instigates a clinch.
Pharoni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pharoni walks away with a smile on his face. Jaa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Pharoni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaa staying out of range there.
Pharoni lands a nice looking body shot.
Pharoni is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pharoni lands with a right hand.
Pharoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy left from Pharoni finds it's target.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pharoni tries to bum rush Jaa with a series of wild strikes but Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pharoni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Pharoni does it's job there.
Bill Pharoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pharoni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pharoni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa throws a push kick but Pharoni slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to de liver by Pharoni. Beautiful body shot.
Jaa lands a front kick.
Pharoni cracks Jaa with a good jab.
Jaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pharoni throws a hook but Jaa avoids it easily.
Jaa shoots in for a double leg but Pharoni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jaa throws the kick towards the body but Pharoni avoids it.
Pharoni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pharoni misses with a series of wild punches.
Pharoni throws a hook but Jaa avoids it easily.
Pharoni avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Pharoni avoids a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Pharoni.
Jaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pharoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pharoni but Pharoni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Pharoni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pharoni scores with a hook to the body. Jaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jaa tries to clinch but Pharoni is having none of it.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Pharoni misses.
Pharoni avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Pharoni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pharoni throws the left hand but Jaa avoids the punch easily.
Jaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pharoni misses with a few strikes there.
Jaa tries to clinch but Pharoni moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni misses with a looping right.
Pharoni catches Jaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pharoni takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jaa ducks under a wild hook from Pharoni.
Pharoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pharoni sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pharoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaa manages to avoid it.
Jaa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pharoni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jaa somewhat.
A shot to de liver by Pharoni. Beautiful body shot.
Jaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pharoni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Pharoni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pharoni lands a really nice looking cross but Jaa seems unphased.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaa.
Bill Pharoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaa looks for the body kick but Pharoni saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Pharoni pushes him off.
Jaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pharoni lands a slapping body shot.
Pharoni cracks a nice hook into Jaa's ribs.
Pharoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pharoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pharoni avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Pharoni cracks Jaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick from Jaa.
Jaa takes one to the side of the head.
Pharoni misses with a hook. Jaa ducked under it nicely.
Pharoni is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jaa throws a wild body kick that Pharoni sees coming a mile off.
Jaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pharoni is out of range and Jaa settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Pharoni throws a hook but Jaa avoids it easily.
Pharoni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pharoni misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pharoni misses with a body shot.
Jaa drives through and clinches with Pharoni against the cage.
Jaa tries to stall but Pharoni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pharoni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pharoni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pharoni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pharoni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pharoni controlling the action here for a moment.
Jaa tries to pull guard but Pharoni holds him up against the cage and eventually Jaa drops back down to his feet.
Jaa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jaa prevents Pharoni from breaking the clinch.
Pharoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Jaa to work.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pharoni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Pharoni avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Pharoni blocks it.
Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Pharoni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pharoni is defending well for now.
Pharoni avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Pharoni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pharoni is keeping busy.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pharoni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pharoni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pharoni misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pharoni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pharoni tries to land a knee to the head but Jaa blocks with his arms.
Jaa blocks an uppercut.
Jaa taking a breather.
Pharoni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pharoni is looking to control Jaa's arms but Jaa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pharoni has his back to the cage.
Jaa prevents Pharoni from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pharoni.
Jaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pharoni.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Pharoni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pharoni is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Jaa.
Jaa tries to pull guard but Pharoni won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pharoni managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Still in the clinch, Pharoni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pharoni as Jaa tries to tie him up.
Pharoni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pharoni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tony Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Pharoni works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pharoni lands a nice shot that snaps Jaa's head back.
Pharoni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Pharoni is just out of range.
Jaa misses with a kick to the body.
Pharoni blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Pharoni lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaa's head.
Pharoni misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Pharoni lands a jab to the head.
Pharoni closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pharoni throws out a powerful jab.
Jaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pharoni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pharoni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pharoni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaa at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni avoids a kick to the body.
Jaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pharoni avoids the body shot from Jaa.
Pharoni works over Jaa's head and body with a nice combination.
Jaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pharoni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaa.
Jaa staying out of range there.
Pharoni takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses.
Jaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pharoni works the jab nicely.
Jaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Pharoni avoids the damage to the body.
Pharoni scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pharoni.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa leaning against his opponent.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pharoni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Pharoni pushes Jaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pharoni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaa prevents Pharoni from breaking the clinch.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pharoni is defending well for now.
Pharoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pharoni loads up on a big right hand but Jaa slips the punch.
Pharoni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Pharoni finds it's target.
Pharoni connects with a single shot there.
Pharoni lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaa's head.
Pharoni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pharoni closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pharoni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Pharoni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A clash of legs there as Pharoni blocks the low kick.
Pharoni throws a hook but Jaa blocks it.
Pharoni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jaa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pharoni defends it nicely.
Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pharoni.
Pharoni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pharoni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pharoni digs a good body shot into Jaa's ribs.
Jaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pharoni moves out of range of the body kick from Jaa.
Pharoni misses with an uppercut. Jaa saw that one coming.
Jaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pharoni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pharoni lands a glancing blow to the side of Jaa's head.
Pharoni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Pharoni.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Bill Pharoni has been cut.
Pharoni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Pharoni misses the target.
Pharoni lands a right hook to the body.
Pharoni throws a looping overhand right but Jaa ducks down to avoid it.
Pharoni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pharoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Pharoni.
Pharoni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaa throws a push kick but Pharoni slaps the foot to one side.
Pharoni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pharoni blocks the body kick.
Pharoni misses with a hook. Jaa ducked under it nicely.
Pharoni punishes Jaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Pharoni circles away.
Pharoni has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaa.
Jaa wants to clinch.
Jaa throws the kick towards the body but Pharoni avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pharoni looks to land a right hand but Jaa moved out of range.
Jaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pharoni.
Pharoni misses with a body shot.
Pharoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jaa throws a push kick but Pharoni slaps the foot to one side.
Jaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Pharoni is just out of range.
Jaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pharoni connects with a nice looking jab.
Jaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pharoni will feel that in the morning.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni throws a big shot that misses.
Pharoni punishes Jaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaa.
Pharoni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pharoni looks to land a right hand but Jaa moved out of range.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Pharoni keeps it at a distance.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Pharoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pharoni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pharoni misses with a wild combination.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Pharoni pushes him off.
Jaa throws a chopping leg kick but Pharoni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jaa throws a head kick but Pharoni moves out of range.
Pharoni misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa defending well as Pharoni loads up on a big left hand.
Pharoni misses with a looping right.
Jaa moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaa.
Pharoni avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Pharoni does no damage.
Jaa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pharoni tries to keep at a distance but Jaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pharoni wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Pharoni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa taking a breather.
Pharoni lands a shoulder strike.
Jaa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Pharoni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jaa 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!
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hype
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