Conor Benn vs. Jussi Koivula & Ted Cheeseman vs. Kieron Conway RBR

Round 1 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 2 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 3 Cheeseman 10-9

Cheeseman winning the third with relative ease, Conwat retreating along the ropes not letting his hands go nearly enough, Ted coming in bobbing and weaving shooting upjabs and following up with overhand rights in close, then when Conway covers up, he rips the body with hooks. Conway's nose is bloody. When they get in close Ted rips right up the middle landing flush uppercuts, Ted's turning him and landing hooks on Conway's body and face as he spins out.

 

Round 1 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 2 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 3 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 4 Conway 10-9, close

The output from Cheeseman has dropped and Conway is taking advantage starting to pound the body of Cheeseman with punishing hooks, and strafing him with rights up top, a few causing Ted to lose balance, not because he was hurt, but because of the awkward angle he's catching him. Conway landing uppercuts of his own now. Ted grits his teeth and amps the pressure back up, goes on a body attack, hurting Kieron on two occasions, he's relentless for the middle minute, but Conway reasserts control in the last minute countering off the ropes. Near even.

 

Round 1 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 2 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 3 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 4 Conway 10-9, close
Round 5 Conway 10-9

Conway now sliding along the ropes unleashing combos and spinning out on a rampaging Cheeseman, who isn't letting his hands go nearly enough, Conway catches Ted with one twos, right hooks and uppercuts. Cheeseman still bringing the pressure crowding him not giving him a second to breath. But still not letting his hands go. Conway doubling up the jab and still landing in combinations and tossing in some uppercuts. Conway finishes very strong landing some looping haymakers on the face of Cheeseman and some nasty body shots.

 

It's a barn burner and a highly skilled war. So it won't do the trick.

 

Round 1 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 2 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 3 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 4 Conway 10-9, close
Round 5 Conway 10-9
Round 6 Conway 10-9

Ted's falling apart big time here, he's getting very sloppy and his defense is really lacking, Conway is walloping him with counters. He's fond the proper range, keeping back two steps landing perfect counters one twos on Ted as he's charging forward, playing the role of a matador perfectly. Although Ted is still relentless and game as hell. The pace slowed in the second half of the round, Ted's pressure is starting to take its toll, but Conway looking gassed sprang back to life in the final minute rocking Ted with an uppercut and a few left hooks to the totally exposed chin, Ted recovers and keeps coming.

 

Round 1 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 2 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 3 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 4 Conway 10-9, close
Round 5 Conway 10-9
Round 6 Conway 10-9
Round 7 Conway 10-9

They're both letting their hands go less and picking their shots better. Conway is the better sharpshooter of the two, landing 2 and 3 punch combos and still digging to the ribs, knocking Ted's head up like a pez dispenser, but Ted gets him along the ropes, lands a hellacious right hooks spinning his head around ion its axis, Conway's seemingly unaffected, goes right back to work and lets his hands go again. Conway jamming his shoulder into the face of Cheesman shoving him off and hooking his gut. Good body work late from COnway.

 

Try watching it. And then watch the Fitzgerald match, where he does his best Mayweather impersonation. Cheeseman is far more versatile than you think.

 

Round 1 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 2 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 3 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 4 Conway 10-9, close
Round 5 Conway 10-9
Round 6 Conway 10-9
Round 7 Conway 10-9
Round 8 Cheeseman 10-9

Ted goes back to what he was doing in the first 3 rounds, blocking shots with his elbows and jabbing more, being more defensive, and whipping overhands in after he closes the gap, the pace is finally getting to Conway, who's getting backed up consistently, Ted landing looping overhand rights, flush sharp left hooks on the button, all the while consistently pounding the body. Much needed and solid bounce back round from Cheeseman.

 

Round 1 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 2 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 3 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 4 Conway 10-9, close
Round 5 Conway 10-9
Round 6 Conway 10-9
Round 7 Conway 10-9
Round 8 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 9 Cheeseman 10-9

Ted picks up where he left off, pushign Conway to the corner and keeps him there for almost a minute, picking his shots well landing overhands, jabbing, ushering him to and fro, but never letting him fully escape, the the fight goes to the middle of the ring, Ted beating him to the punch and rolling with much of Conways incoming fire. Conway still throwing but nothing really getting through.

 

Round 1 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 2 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 3 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 4 Conway 10-9, close
Round 5 Conway 10-9
Round 6 Conway 10-9
Round 7 Conway 10-9
Round 8 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 9 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 10 Cheeseman 10-9

Cheeseman bending at the waist ducking down coming in behind his high guard, looping in overhands, Conway's trying to roll with them but he's too tired to fully avoid most of them, Ted pumping out the jab non stop, Conway attempting to land counters, but Ted is catching most of them on the arms. Ted starting to boss this now, landing in combination to the head of Conway. Conway lands a few uppercuts and hooks, but is gassed and Ted outworking him to the bell. Hard overhand in the last 30 seconds from Cheeseman, Conway holding a hell of a lot now.

 

Round 1 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 2 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 3 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 4 Conway 10-9, close
Round 5 Conway 10-9
Round 6 Conway 10-9
Round 7 Conway 10-9
Round 8 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 9 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 10 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 11 Cheeseman 10-9

Cheeseman coming in blocking with his elbows and forearms, whipping in overhands and short hooks throughout, Conway trying to get something going, but can't. He's too tired and most of his shots are being parried. Conway lands a few clean shots late, but Ted answers right back, also Ted doing solid work while in hold landing scoring punches to the side of his head and ribs.

 

Round 1 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 2 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 3 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 4 Conway 10-9, close
Round 5 Conway 10-9
Round 6 Conway 10-9
Round 7 Conway 10-9
Round 8 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 9 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 10 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 11 Cheeseman 10-9
Round 12 Cheeseman 10-9, very close

The 12th both me are half dead, but still letting their hands go, neither is landing flush all that much, Conway lands a vicious right hook, Cheeseman walks right through it, Ted clubbing him with shots to the side of the head while in hold and as he's pressing him back into the ropes. Clipping him with hook after hooks, Conway still landing counters, but none of them as clean as Ted's. Nip and tuck bakck and forth round, damn near even, but I edge it towards Cheeseman based on activity.

116-112 Cheesman

115-113 is fine as well, but in no way was this a draw.

 

116-113 Conway
115-114 Cheeseman
114-114

Split Draw.

That Conway card was egregious.