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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugly Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benji Cheshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benji Cheshire has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ugly Kid Joe's chin.
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217 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ugly Kid Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benji Cheshire!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe lands a jab to the nose.
Cheshire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe throws a jab when Cheshire was well out of range.
Cheshire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheshire moves away.
Cheshire with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joe to score with a decent uppercut.
Cheshire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cheshire has time to react.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Cheshire drives through with a takedown into Joe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheshire won't allow Joe to sweep him here.
Cheshire wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Joe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheshire trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Cheshire working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cheshire trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheshire might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Joe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Benji Cheshire wasn't active enough on the ground.
Joe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cheshire counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheshire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joe.
Cheshire ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheshire tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Cheshire staying out of range there.
Joe lands a really nice looking cross but Cheshire seems unphased.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheshire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe lands an overhand right.
Cheshire tries to land a front kick but Joe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joe swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheshire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Joe lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheshire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Joe misses.
Cheshire misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe misses with a two punch combination.
Cheshire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a nice looking combination but Cheshire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cheshire scores with a spinning back kick!
Cheshire slips a jab from Joe.
Cheshire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cheshire shoots in looking for a takedown but Joe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cheshire's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cheshire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cheshire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheshire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cheshire finds it's way round the side to connect with Joe's head.
It looks like Ugly Kid Joe has been cut.
Joe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Cheshire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheshire swats away the attempt to clinch by Joe.
Joe tries to work over Cheshire's front leg with a kick but Cheshire checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheshire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheshire scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cheshire with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Joe is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe is not content to let Cheshire control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cheshire thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joe's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benji Cheshire will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ugly Kid Joe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cheshire moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Cheshire tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Cheshire tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Cheshire wants to clinch but Joe slips to the side
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ugly Kid Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cheshire.
Joe throws a series of punches but Cheshire moves out of range.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cheshire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cheshire tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheshire has Joe up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheshire lands an elbow that stopped Joe in his tracks for a moment.
Cheshire creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe's defenses.
Cheshire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Cheshire fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe avoids the elbow strike from Cheshire, against the cage.
Cheshire lands an elbow inside.
Cheshire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe lands with a good body shot.
Cheshire tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheshire tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Cheshire misses with a takedown attempt - Joe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ugly Kid Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benji Cheshire.
Cheshire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cheshire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice combination there by Joe.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Cheshire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheshire tries to clinch but Joe moves away
and Joe counters with a one-two to the body.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheshire.
Joe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheshire. Cheshire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joe throws a hook but Cheshire avoids it easily.
Cheshire closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Cheshire.
Joe tries to circle away but Cheshire has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joe blocks the elbow strike.
Cheshire trying to control the position but instead, Joe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cheshire into the cage.
Joe wants to stall.
Cheshire lands a nice elbow.
Ugly Kid Joe's cut is getting worse.
Cheshire trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe dodges an elbow strike from Cheshire.
Joe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joe scores with the left hand. Cheshire knows he should have avoided that one.
Cheshire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe is looking to clinch but Cheshire is avoiding it.
Cheshire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ugly Kid Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Cheshire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheshire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joe throws a series of punches but Cheshire moves out of range.
Cheshire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Joe wants to clinch.
Joe lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheshire clinches up with Joe and pushes him back against the cage.
Joe is trying to break the clinch but Cheshire has him pressed against the cage.
Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Joe avoids a wild elbow strike from Cheshire.
Joe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cheshire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheshire obliges.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheshire lands with a short shot to the head.
Joe is rocked!
Joe is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Cheshire pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Joe is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Benji Cheshire!
Our winner, Benji Cheshire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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