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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kenchevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Tharis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Kenchevski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Tharis!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharis lands with a good body shot.
Tharis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kenchevski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tharis's guard now.
Kenchevski has gone for a leg lock! Tharis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kenchevski's guard.
Tharis preventing the sweep.
Tharis gets to his feet - Kenchevski follows without any prompting.
Tharis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tharis connects with a leg kick. Kenchevski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tharis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tharis throws a leg kick which misses Kenchevski's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenchevski tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tharis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tharis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Tharis misses
and Kenchevski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tharis!
Kenchevski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tharis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tharis and Kenchevski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Tharis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kenchevski off and has taken his back!
Tharis has the hooks in. Kenchevski is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharis controls the action.
Tharis not allowing Kenchevski to control his hands.
Tharis biding his time, controlling Kenchevski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Tharis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tharis looks to land a right hand but Kenchevski moved out of range.
Kenchevski is looking to slow Tharis down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kenchevski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tharis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenchevski wants to clinch but Tharis slips to the side
and Tharis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenchevski misses with a takedown
and Tharis counters with a nice body shot.
Donk. Tharis catches Kenchevski right on the button with a cross.
Tharis looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenchevski is just out of range.
Tharis misses with an uppercut.
Kenchevski misses with a takedown attempt
and Kenchevski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Kenchevski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenchevski slips a straight right by Tharis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tharis lands with a shot to the body.
Tharis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenchevski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Tharis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tharis lands a nice shot that snaps Kenchevski's head back.
Tharis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenchevski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tharis counters by moving into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tharis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kenchevski managing to block the knees to the body from Tharis.
Tharis misses with a knee to the head.
Tharis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tharis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Daniel Kenchevski has been cut.
Tharis manages to break the clinch.
Tharis throws a sloppy body shot
and Kenchevski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kenchevski wants to get up but he can't break Tharis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tharis pushes Kenchevski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Daniel Kenchevski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenchevski tries to clinch up
and Tharis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tharis breaks from the clinch.
Kenchevski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tharis connects with a single shot there.
Kenchevski tries to clinch there but Tharis circles away.
Kenchevski shoots and misses
and Tharis moves into the clinch.
Kenchevski lands with a right to the head.
Tharis trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tharis throws a front kick aimed at Kenchevski's knee but Kenchevski avoids it well.
Tharis misses with a low kick.
Kenchevski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Kenchevski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tharis. Kenchevski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenchevski takes one to the chin there.
Tharis swings widly with a right hand
and Kenchevski counters with a one-two to the body.
Tharis scores with the left hand. Kenchevski knows he should have avoided that one.
Kenchevski wants to clinch up but Tharis keeps it at a distance.
Kenchevski shoots and misses
and Tharis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jon Tharis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tharis throws a low kick but Kenchevski moves out of range easily.
Tharis misses with a hook to the body
and Kenchevski counters with a single leg into guard. Tharis didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kenchevski defends it easily.
Tharis wriggles free and stands up.
Kenchevski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tharis counters with a nice body shot.
Kenchevski moves to clinch but Tharis breaks away
and Tharis counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenchevski has had enough of the clinch but Tharis keeps him there for the moment.
Tharis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenchevski shoots for a double leg takedown but Tharis sprawls well. He's pushed Kenchevski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tharis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kenchevski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jon Tharis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharis throws a leg kick that misses.
Tharis instigates a clinch.
Come on Tharis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tharis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenchevski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tharis taking a breather.
Tharis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Tharis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Kenchevski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Tharis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tharis.
Kenchevski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tharis wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tharis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kenchevski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tharis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tharis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharis digs a good body shot into Kenchevski's ribs.
Kenchevski misses with a takedown attempt
and Tharis counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Tharis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kenchevski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tharis.
Tharis throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Tharis.
Tharis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tharis just misses with a punch to the body.
Tharis punishes Kenchevski's body with a nice straight punch.
Tharis just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenchevski wants to clinch
and Tharis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tharis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jon Tharis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenchevski slips under a jab from Tharis.
Tharis lands a jab.
Kenchevski tries to clinch up
and Tharis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tharis jabs at Kenchevski's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tharis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tharis is looking to slow Kenchevski down with leg kicks.
Kenchevski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tharis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Tharis.
Tharis lands a jab.
Tharis scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenchevski.
Kenchevski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kenchevski avoids the head kick by Tharis.
Kenchevski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tharis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenchevski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tharis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Tharis. Beautiful body shot.
Tharis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenchevski was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharis.
Tharis lands with a nice body punch.
Tharis forces Kenchevski back against the cage and clinches.
Tharis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Tharis.
Tharis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenchevski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tharis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tharis connects with a solid leg kick.
Daniel Kenchevski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tharis lands a slapping body shot.
Tharis lands a body shot.
Tharis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tharis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenchevski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tharis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Kenchevski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tharis is looking to slow Kenchevski down with leg kicks.
Kenchevski avoids the body shot from Tharis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Tharis.
Kenchevski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jon Tharis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tharis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Tharis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tharis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Tharis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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