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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karel Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Pharoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gil comes to the cage accompanied by . Karel Gil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karel Gil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Pharoni!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gil throws an overhand right that lands on Pharoni's shoulder, as Pharoni tries to avoid the shot.
Pharoni misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Gil does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gil!
Gil fails to land the takedown.
Gil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pharoni.
Gil throws a hook but Pharoni avoids it easily.
Pharoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gil manages to avoid it.
Pharoni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pharoni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice sprawl there from Pharoni as Gil shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from Pharoni misses the target.
Gil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pharoni scores with a decent looking hook.
Pharoni ducks under a wild hook from Gil.
Gil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pharoni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gil's head.
Gil misses with a hook. Pharoni ducked under it nicely.
Pharoni throws the left hand but Gil avoids the punch easily.
Pharoni misses with a hook.
Gil has closed the distance and engaged Pharoni in a clinch.
Gil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gil is leaning against Pharoni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil throws an elbow that misses.
Gil is struggling to control the position.
Pharoni is trying to break free.
Gil lands with a short shot to the head.
Pharoni misses with a punch on the inside.
Pharoni misses with some punches.
Pharoni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pharoni working aggressively here.
Pharoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Gil.
Gil lands a takedown into guard.
Gil trying to control but Pharoni is working from the bottom.
Pharoni keeping full guard, as Gil tries to pass.
Gil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gil wants to pass the guard but Pharoni is keeping the position.
Gil thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni wants to sweep here but Gil controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gil's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gil trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pharoni keeping moving, preventing Gil from controlling successfully.
Gil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gil pushing down on Pharoni's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil trying to pass the guard but Pharoni defending well.
Pharoni is not content to let Gil control the position.
Gil is pressing down on Pharoni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pharoni is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Gil there.
Gil trying to mount his opponent but Pharoni defends it.
Gil has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gil thows a huge punch but Pharoni dodges it nicely.
Gil tries to pass to full mount but Pharoni defends it.
Gil is working hard here to advance position.
Gil is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karel Gil dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gil defending well as Pharoni loads up on a big left hand.
Pharoni looks to throw the jab but Gil is out of range.
Gil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pharoni takes one to the side of the head.
Pharoni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pharoni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gil.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pharoni missing with a left hand there. Gil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pharoni misses the shot to the body.
Gil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pharoni's head backwards.
Gil needs to keep his hands up - Pharoni had a free shot at his head there.
Gil slips a jab from Pharoni.
Gil scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pharoni throws a big shot that misses.
Pharoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gil manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Gil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pharoni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pharoni misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bill Pharoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Pharoni does no damage.
Gil misses with a wild combination.
Gil avoids the body shot from Pharoni.
Gil is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pharoni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pharoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Gil.
A combination from Pharoni does no damage.
Pharoni walks into a left hand.
Pharoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gil moves away.
Gil changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Gil misses
and Pharoni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gil thinking.
Pharoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Gil. Beautiful body shot.
Gil 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.
Pharoni lands a jab to Gil's midsection.
Gil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gil throws a series of punches but Pharoni avoids them all with ease.
Gil scores with a jab. Pharoni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gil tries to clinch there but Pharoni circles away.
Good work by Pharoni as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Pharoni misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil throws a series of strikes that have Pharoni backpedaling.
Gil moves out of range as Pharoni strikes.
A jab from Pharoni finds it's way through Gil's defenses.
Gil misses with a double jab.
Gil lands with a nice body punch.
Pharoni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pharoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Gil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pharoni misses with a hook. Gil ducked under it nicely.
Gil scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gil looks to land a right hand but Pharoni moved out of range.
Pharoni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gil shoots in looking for a takedown. Pharoni tries to sprawl out of it but Gil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pharoni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pharoni stuffs the takedown attempt from Gil. Gil gets slowly back to his feet.
Pharoni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pharoni thuds his right hand into Gil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gil slips a jab from Pharoni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil thumps Pharoni with a low kick.
Pharoni is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gil takes a swing at Pharoni's ribcage but misses.
Gil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pharoni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gil takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pharoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gil.
Pharoni throws an overhand right that lands on Gil's shoulder, as Gil tries to avoid the shot.
Gil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pharoni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pharoni misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pharoni. Gil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gil closes the distance and pushes Pharoni back into the cage.
Gil taking a breather.
Pharoni working aggressively here.
Pharoni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pharoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pharoni lands a body shot.
Gil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pharoni backwards.
Pharoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Gil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gil has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pharoni regains guard immediately.
Gil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pharoni is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pharoni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gil passes into half guard.
Pharoni is breathing heavily.
Gil lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gil working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gil wants to take a breather but Pharoni is having none of it.
Pharoni wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karel Gil dominated that second 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. 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.
Gil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pharoni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gil defending well as Pharoni loads up on a big left hand.
Pharoni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pharoni throws a hook to the side of Gil's head but Gil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gil looks to land a left hand but Pharoni moved out of range nicely.
Pharoni avoids the body shot from Gil.
Good work by Pharoni as he checks the leg kick.
Gil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Gil does it's job there.
Pharoni misses with a wild body shot.
Pharoni throws the left hand but Gil avoids the punch easily.
Pharoni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pharoni throws a shot from downtown. Gil moves away and avoids it.
Pharoni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pharoni misses with a wild body shot.
Gil tries to clinch but Pharoni is having none of it.
Gil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pharoni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gil.
Gil shoots in and bounces Pharoni off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gil throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gil landing some decent shots from guard.
Pharoni keeping moving, preventing Gil from controlling successfully.
Pharoni trying to keep a closed guard but Gil is proving a slippery customer.
Gil trying to control but Pharoni is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gil chips away with some ground and pound.
Gil looking to pass the guard.
Gil landing with the ground and pound.
Gil sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pharoni's guard.
Gil wants to pass to mount but Pharoni is defending the position.
Gil moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pharoni has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gil advances to mount.
Gil trying to control but Pharoni is having none of it.
Gil landing strikes, looking to finish!
Karel Gil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gil landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bill Pharoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gil controlling the pace for now.
Gil seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pharoni for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karel Gil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gil 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karel Gil!
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