At UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida, John Cholish stopped Mitch Clarke with strikes at 4:36 of the second round. Cholish improved his career mark to 8-1.

Cholish and Clarke were both making their UFC debuts in a lightweight bout on Facebook. Clarke tried to come out quick and go on the attack but Cholish stayed calm before starting to work a rangy striking game that seemed to befuddle Mitch. It appeared that Clarke also had a problem with the ever dangerous "adrenaline dump" under the bright lights for the first time.

Cholish outworked him and in a brilliant scramble late in the second round, took Clarke's back and landed punches that Mitch had no answer for, forcing the referee to call a halt to the bout and save the bleeding Clarke from any further punishment.

What was the high spot of this fight?

The scramble on the ground at the end of the fight showed Cholish's awareness and technique as well as his killer instinct as he was not going to let Clarke get to the end of the round.

Where do these guys go from here?

Cholish is 27 so you can't take it too slow with him since he is just now cracking into the UFC. His wins over Mark Stevens, Jameel Massouh and now Mitch Clarke (all by stoppage) show that he's a real talent. I imagine the UFC gives him another prelim fight or two against lower level opposition and then proceeds once they feel that they know exactly how good he is.

Mitch Clarke was not impressive. He gassed and looked lost once Cholish started to come on. He should get another crack at proving he can handle the big show atmosphere, but it doesn't look too promising.

Watch it now, later or never?

I say later. It's not the best fight you'll ever see, but I am very high on Cholish's future and I think you'll want to have caught his first UFC bout.

More Bloody Elbow coverage of UFC 140 in the full entry.

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• UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida Event Video Highlights - Anton Tabuena
• UFC 140 Video Results: Dana White Praises Jon Jones and Frank Mir - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140 Results: Full Post-Fight Press Conference Video - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140 Results: Jon Jones Vs. Lyoto Machida In Photos - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140 Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Video: Full Fight Highlights - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140 Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida Video: Full Fight Highlights - Matthew Roth
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• UFC 140 Results: Frank Mir Submits Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Via Kimura - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140 Results: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Stops Tito Ortiz in the First - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140 Results: Brian Ebersole Picks Up Split Decision Over Claude Patrick - Matthew Roth
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• UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida - Live Results and Play-By-Play for Pay-Per-View Card - Brent Brookhouse
• UFC 140 Results: Igor Pokrajac Knocks Krzysztof Soszynski Out Early In First Round - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140 Results: Constantinos Philippou Stops Jared Hamman with Punches - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140 Results: Dennis Hallman Chokes John Makdessi out In The First Round - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140 Results: Yves Jabouin Earns Split Decision Over Walel Watson - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida - Live Results and Play-By-Play for ION TV Undercard - Brent Brookhouse
• UFC 140 Results: Mark Bocek Wins Unanimous Decision Over Nik Lentz - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140 Results: Jake Hecht Stops Rich Attonito In The Second Round - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140 Results: John Cholish Stops Mitch Clarke with Strikes - Matthew Roth
• UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida - Live Results and Play-By-Play For Facebook Fights - Brent Brookhouse