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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Benton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun drops his hands momentarily and Benton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Calhoun.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Calhoun checks a leg kick.
Benton tried to score with a low kick but Calhoun checks it.
Calhoun looks to land a right hand but Benton moved out of range.
Calhoun misses with a straight left.
Calhoun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Calhoun throws a hook to the side of Benton's head but Benton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calhoun tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Calhoun misses with a body kick.
Calhoun takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Calhoun tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Calhoun is just out of range.
Calhoun with a nice cross.
It looks like Sam Benton has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun throws a head kick but Benton moves out of range.
Sam Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calhoun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calhoun.
Benton works the jab nicely.
Calhoun throws a nice outside leg kick.
Calhoun moves in looking to clinch but Benton pushes him off.
Benton scores with the left hand. Calhoun knows he should have avoided that one.
Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calhoun.
Benton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Calhoun checks a leg kick.
Benton misses with a leg kick
and Calhoun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benton thuds a left hand into Calhoun's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calhoun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Calhoun.
Benton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benton blocks an uppercut.
Calhoun digs a right hand into Benton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benton's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton lands a body punch.
Benton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calhoun presses Benton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benton tries to break free but Calhoun pushes him back against the cage.
Benton is trying to break free.
Calhoun misses with a punch to the body.
Benton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Calhoun lands a shot to the body.
Calhoun scores with a hook to the body.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Benton throws a punch but it's blocked by Calhoun.
Nice body punch from Calhoun - that landed with a thud.
Benton tries a body shot but Calhoun blocks it.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calhoun digs a right hand into Benton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benton's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun lands a body shot.
Calhoun works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Calhoun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benton or not.
Benton wants to break free but Calhoun has control.
Calhoun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Calhoun works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Calhoun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Calhoun is leaning against Benton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calhoun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Calhoun.
Benton takes a shot to the head.
Calhoun changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calhoun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Calhoun is predictable there
and Benton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calhoun throws the kick towards the body but Benton avoids it.
Benton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benton takes a step back to recover.
Calhoun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calhoun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Calhoun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Calhoun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Calhoun lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benton wants to land a leg kick but Calhoun is out of range.
Calhoun avoids the head kick by Benton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calhoun tries a head kick but it misses.
Calhoun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calhoun throws a solid leg kick but Benton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Calhoun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Calhoun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Benton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calhoun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benton throws a sloppy head kick
and Calhoun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Calhoun lands with an uppercut that bounces Benton off the cage and back into rage.
Calhoun misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Benton is predictable there
and Calhoun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benton thinking.
Calhoun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Calhoun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton tries to keep at a distance but Calhoun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benton struggles to land a body shot inside as Calhoun controls his hands.
Calhoun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Calhoun presses Benton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Calhoun is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Calhoun fails to land.
Calhoun has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Benton clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Benton is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton can't escape the position.
Calhoun has good solid back control here.
Calhoun punishes Benton with strikes from the back mount.
Calhoun looking for the choke from the back.
Calhoun has the hooks in. Benton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Calhoun is trying to stick to Benton's back but Benton is turning into Calhoun. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Calhoun's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Benton.
Calhoun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benton's guard.
Calhoun thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Benton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calhoun is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun passes Benton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Benton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benton tries to get out of the position.
Calhoun wants to free his trapped foot but Benton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Benton is looking for a sweep. Calhoun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Calhoun controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Calhoun looking to pass the guard.
Calhoun slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Benton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Benton wants to get back to full guard.
Calhoun slips a nice elbow through Benton's hands, connecting with Benton's forehead.
Benton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calhoun.
Benton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calhoun on the ground.
Calhoun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Benton is looking to improve his position.
Calhoun trying to control the action but Benton is working from the bottom.
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.
Calhoun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Benton tries to get to full guard but Calhoun has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calhoun thows a huge punch but Benton dodges it nicely.
Benton is controlling Calhoun's trapped leg to prevent Calhoun from advancing to side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Benton thows a leg kick but Calhoun checks it
and Calhoun counters with a nice uppercut.
Sam Benton's cut is getting worse.
Calhoun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benton. Benton obviously looking to wear him down.
Calhoun misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calhoun throws a leg kick but Benton moved away.
Benton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Calhoun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Benton'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.
Benton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Benton is looking to wear down Calhoun with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Calhoun with a nice cross.
Calhoun walks into a straight right hand from Benton.
Benton throws a head kick but Calhoun moves out of range.
Benton tries to land a front kick but Calhoun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Calhoun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benton misses with a kick to the body.
Benton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benton throws a shot to the body.
Calhoun misses with a hook to the body
and Benton counters with an inside leg kick.
Calhoun throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Calhoun moves out of range of the strikes.
Trey Calhoun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calhoun moves out of range of the body kick from Benton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Benton blocks the leg kick.
Benton misses the body punch
and Calhoun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Calhoun avoids the head kick by Benton.
Benton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calhoun.
Calhoun darts in trying to clinch
and Benton counters with a three punch combo that has Calhoun backing up. Calhoun nods at Benton to acknowledge the strikes.
Calhoun avoids the head kick by Benton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a double jab
and Calhoun counters with a left to the body.
Calhoun takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benton misses with a low kick as Calhoun jumps back.
Calhoun throws a head kick that misses.
Benton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calhoun's calf.
A head kick misses from Benton.
Trey Calhoun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calhoun tries to clinch up.
Calhoun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benton dips to his left and cracks Calhoun with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton throws a lazy body kick
and Calhoun counters with a left to the body.
Benton cracks Calhoun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Calhoun tries to clinch up but Benton circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Calhoun.
Calhoun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calhoun. That did some damage!
Benton is looking to slow Calhoun down with leg kicks.
Calhoun misses with the body kick
and Benton counters with a good low kick that Calhoun was not able to check.
Benton lands a glancing blow to the side of Calhoun's head.
Calhoun throws a hook to the side of Benton's head but Benton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calhoun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Calhoun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calhoun's calf.
Benton lands a glancing blow to the side of Calhoun's head.
Calhoun misses with an uppercut. Benton saw that one coming.
Calhoun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Calhoun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Calhoun is out of range and Benton settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benton.
Benton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Calhoun counters with a nice uppercut.
Benton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Calhoun's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Benton clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Benton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Calhoun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Calhoun throws a lazy head kick
enabling Benton to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Calhoun misses
and Benton counters with a good, hard body kick but Calhoun shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Benton.
Calhoun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Calhoun walks into a left hand.
Benton scoring well with a low kick there.
Calhoun takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calhoun is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calhoun moves away.
Benton swings for the body but Calhoun moves out of range.
Benton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calhoun moves away.
Calhoun blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Calhoun is predictable there
and Benton counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benton, as that shot connected.
Benton misses with an uppercut.
Benton scoring well with a low kick there.
Calhoun takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Benton finds it's way through Calhoun's defenses.
Benton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calhoun.
Calhoun misses with a leg kick
and Benton counters with a left to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benton.
Benton scores with the left hand. Calhoun knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calhoun moves away.
Benton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crunch! Benton slams his shin into Calhoun's torso.
Benton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Calhoun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Trey Calhoun has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Calhoun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calhoun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Calhoun if he has to take too many more of those.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton throws a combination. Calhoun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calhoun's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benton.
Calhoun wants to clinch but Benton slips to the side
and Benton counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Benton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benton throws a big shot that misses.
Benton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calhoun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calhoun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calhoun. That did some damage!
Calhoun checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Benton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benton looks to land a body kick but Calhoun moved away.
Benton misses with a few strikes there.
Benton misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a double jab.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calhoun moves away.
Benton cracks the inside of Calhoun's front leg.
Benton throws a head kick that Calhoun semi-blocks.
Calhoun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benton looks to score with a jab to the body but Calhoun is just out of range.
Benton gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Calhoun counter with a right hand.
Benton throws a head kick that misses.
Calhoun thuds his shin into the meat of Benton's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benton. That's going to slow Calhoun down.
Calhoun thows a leg kick but Benton checks it
and Benton counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calhoun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Benton had his way with Trey Calhoun in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Benton tries a head kick but it misses.
Calhoun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benton throws a combination that misses
and Calhoun counters with an outside leg kick.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Benton throws a lazy body kick
and Calhoun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benton tries to move into range but Calhoun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calhoun is able to avoid easily.
Calhoun misses with a low kick.
Benton tries to land a body kick
and Calhoun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calhoun scores with a one two! Benton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Benton looks to land a body kick but Calhoun moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calhoun's sensitive parts.
Benton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Calhoun.
Calhoun misses with a wild combination.
Calhoun misses the shot to the body.
Calhoun scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Calhoun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calhoun manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Benton.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Calhoun as Benton tries to tie him up.
Calhoun digs a right hand into Benton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benton's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun pushes Benton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calhoun attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Calhoun has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Benton.
Benton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Calhoun counters with an inside leg kick.
Calhoun throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benton on the side of the head.
Calhoun moves out of range of the body kick.
Benton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Calhoun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calhoun darts in trying to clinch
and Benton counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throws a nice head kick!
Calhoun throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Benton counters with a thumping low kick.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benton moves away from the strike by Calhoun.
Calhoun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calhoun moves out of range of the body kick from Benton.
Calhoun throws a leg kick
and Benton counters with a nice leg kick.
Calhoun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benton is out of range.
Benton throws a leg kick which misses Calhoun's front leg but catches the back leg as Calhoun tries to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calhoun checks a leg kick nicely.
Benton throws a solid leg kick but Calhoun takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benton.
Calhoun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Calhoun.
Benton walks into a straight right hand from Calhoun.
Calhoun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benton tries to move into range but Calhoun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick by Benton misses
and Calhoun counters with a stiff right hand.
Benton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Calhoun's shoulder, as Calhoun tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Calhoun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Calhoun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Trey Calhoun!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Trey Calhoun!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Trey Calhoun!
Trey Calhoun wins by unanimous decision! Trey Calhoun retains his heavyweight title!
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