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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pharoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Pharoni has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 cm
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157 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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173 cm
24
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Pharoni! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Pharoni lands with a right hand. Man throws a head kick but Pharoni moves out of range.
Pharoni fails to land with a series of punches.
Man slips a straight right by Pharoni. Man throws a head kick that misses. Man avoids the body shot from Pharoni.
Man throws a head kick but Pharoni moves out of range.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pharoni lands a jab. Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Pharoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pharoni jabs at Man's body. A left lands for Pharoni. Man throws a push kick but Pharoni slaps the foot to one side. A slow jab from Pharoni misses its intended target. Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Man tries to move into range but Pharoni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Pharoni throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range. Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pharoni scores with a punch to the head. Pharoni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Man wants to clinch. Pharoni keeps the fight on the outside. Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses. Pharoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man. Man throws a head kick that misses. Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Pharoni blocks a head kick by Man.
Pharoni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Man moves into the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Man. Man 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 misses with a short punch on the inside. Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pharoni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pharoni really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Man blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pharoni.
Man looks gassed! Man tries a knee to the head but Pharoni blocks it.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pharoni.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pharoni. Man with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pharoni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pharoni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Pharoni lands with a right to the head. Pharoni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man looking to stall.
Pharoni working some nice short punches in the clinch. Pharoni is trying to break free. Man tries to land a knee to the head but Pharoni blocks with his arms.
Pharoni trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Pharoni on the inside. Pharoni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pharoni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man. Pharoni lands a right hand. Pharoni working some nice short punches in the clinch. Pharoni misses with a punch on the inside.
Pharoni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pharoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Man. Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pharoni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pharoni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Pharoni scores with a shot to the side of Man's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pharoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pharoni lands with a short head shot on the inside. Man tries a knee to the head but Pharoni blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pharoni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pharoni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Pharoni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man backwards. Man goes for a takedown attempt but Pharoni pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pharoni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. A lazy left from Pharoni finds it's target. Pharoni jabs at Man's body. Pharoni scores with a jab to the body. Bill Pharoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pharoni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Pharoni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man. Pharoni is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Man misses with a head kick.
Pharoni avoids the head kick by Man.
Pharoni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Pharoni cracks Man with an open hand slap. Pharoni darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Pharoni cracks Man with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man gets in close and instigates a clinch. Pharoni pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pharoni blocks it with crossed arms. Pharoni lands with a short shot to the head. Pharoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch blocked on the inside by Man. Pharoni trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pharoni into the cage. Man taking a breather. A nice left hand lands by Man.
Man prevents Pharoni from breaking the clinch. Pharoni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pharoni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Pharoni is blocking nicely.
Pharoni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Man is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pharoni pulls him back up using the underhooks. Bill Pharoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Night Man. Man prevents Pharoni from breaking the clinch. Pharoni is looking to control Man's arms but Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pharoni has his back to the cage. Pharoni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pharoni lands with a right to the head. Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Pharoni blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Pharoni dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Pharoni punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch. Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pharoni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Man ducks right into an uppercut from Pharoni. Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pharoni lands the left hand. Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pharoni scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Pharoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Pharoni throws a shot to the body.
Man looks to land a body kick but Pharoni moved away. Pharoni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pharoni's head. Night Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pharoni lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Pharoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pharoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Pharoni. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Pharoni scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Man tries to clinch up. Pharoni misses with a hook. A head kick misses from Man. Pharoni with a jab. Pharoni swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Pharoni scores with a shot to the body.
Pharoni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands. Man wants to slow Pharoni down by chopping away at his legs. Man misses with a head kick.
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab. Pharoni getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Pharoni lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pharoni. Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Pharoni throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Man tries to move into range but Pharoni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Pharoni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Man misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Pharoni. Pharoni moves out of range of the body kick. Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Man takes one to the chin there. Pharoni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pharoni throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot. Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot by Pharoni.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pharoni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. A bone on bone clash there as Pharoni blocks the leg kick.
Pharoni throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Pharoni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pharoni sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A head kick misses from Man. Pharoni scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Bill Pharoni is winning the standup battle so far. Pharoni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man on the side of the head. Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A head kick misses from Man. Man looks for the body kick but Pharoni saw that one coming. Pharoni scores with a nice strike. Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Pharoni lunges at Man with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Man's hand. Pharoni sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Man takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Man throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pharoni dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Pharoni lands a jab to Man's midsection. Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pharoni takes a step back to recover. Pharoni thows a left - swing and a miss! Pharoni throws a big shot that misses. Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Man is looking to clinch but Pharoni is avoiding it.
Man throws a head kick that misses. Pharoni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pharoni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pharoni lands with a right hand. Man throws a sloppy head kick and Pharoni moves out of range easily. Man moves away from the strike by Pharoni. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Pharoni 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!
A punch combination from Pharoni misses. Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man wants to clinch up but Pharoni keeps it at a distance. Man throws a head kick that misses. Pharoni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Man throws a head kick that misses. Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man tries to clinch up. Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pharoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body. The fight moves into the clinch position. Man with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pharoni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pharoni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pharoni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head. Both fighters are breathing heavily. A short right from Pharoni. Pharoni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Pharoni.
That's one minute gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Pharoni misses with the head strike.
Pharoni breaks the clinch.
Pharoni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Pharoni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Pharoni does it's job there. Pharoni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Pharoni lands a right hook to the body.
Pharoni blocks a head kick by Man.
Pharoni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Pharoni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pharoni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Man throws a sloppy head kick and Pharoni moves out of range easily. Pharoni with a hook. Man misses with a kick to the body.
Pharoni lands a body shot.
Pharoni scores with a three punch combo!
Pharoni missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pharoni swats away the attempt to clinch by Man. Man misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Pharoni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pharoni. Pharoni lands a two punch combo.
Man wants to clinch up but Pharoni keeps it at a distance. Pharoni throws a jab but it's blocked by Man. Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Pharoni circles away.
Pharoni swats away the attempt to clinch by Man. Nice uppercut lands for Pharoni. That snapped Man's head back.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pharoni scores with a hook. Man darts in and clinches Pharoni up against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Pharoni fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pharoni as Man tries to tie him up. Man blocks an uppercut.
Pharoni takes a knee to the side of the body. Pharoni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Pharoni tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Man has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pharoni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pharoni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Pharoni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man backwards. A nice left hand lands by Pharoni.
Still in the clinch, Pharoni scores with a nice short uppercut. Pharoni working some nice short punches in the clinch. Knees in the clinch landing for Man.
Pharoni lands with a right to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Man. Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pharoni blocks it with crossed arms. Pharoni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pharoni thuds a left hand into Man's body. Pharoni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Man fails in his attempt to clinch. Man tries to clinch up but Pharoni circles away and keeps his distance. Good exchange - Pharoni coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pharoni looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well. A head kick misses from Man. Pharoni scores with a jab to the body. Pharoni avoids the head kick by Man.
Pharoni dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut! Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pharoni moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Donk. Pharoni catches Man right on the button with a cross. Pharoni throws a right and a left that both miss. Pharoni scores with a jab to the head.
Man misses with a head kick.
Pharoni works over Man's head and body with a nice combination. Pharoni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Night Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pharoni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Pharoni scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Bill Pharoni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Pharoni misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight! Bill Pharoni showed his dominance in that final round. Well Pharoni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27 Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27 Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Pharoni!
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RATING
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