PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popeye Mcgrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgrady has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Benton
vs
Mcgrady

185 cm
23
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Benton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Popeye Mcgrady!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mcgrady gets a clinch.
Mcgrady wants a takedown.
Benton is pressed up against the cage. Mcgrady has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Benton down to the mat. Benton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Mcgrady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcgrady throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benton's waist but Benton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcgrady off to one side.
Sam Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Popeye Mcgrady.

Mcgrady forces Benton back against the cage and clinches.

Benton breaks from the clinch.
Mcgrady shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benton as he avoids it easily.
Benton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcgrady's sensitive parts.
Benton connects with a jab.

It looks like Popeye Mcgrady has been cut.
Benton misses with the combination.
Benton scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Some wild striking there from Benton.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mcgrady shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benton pinned against the cage. Benton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benton!
A jab-cross combination lands for Benton and sends Mcgrady crashing to the mat! Benton follows him down to the mat - Mcgrady regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Mcgrady is rocked!
Benton controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton wants to stand up but Mcgrady is controlling the position.
Mcgrady tries to roll over but Benton keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Benton in particular looking to stall.
Mcgrady is looking to improve his position.
Mcgrady manages to get to full guard.

Benton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Benton preventing the sweep.

Benton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mcgrady, up you get!
Benton lands with a kick to the temple. Mcgrady shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That has opened up Popeye Mcgrady's cut even more.
Mcgrady is trying desperately to land a takedown but Benton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mcgrady.
Mcgrady throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
Benton lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgrady's head.
Mcgrady takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good work by Mcgrady as he checks the leg kick.
Benton throws a jab when Mcgrady was well out of range.
Mcgrady closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Mcgrady 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mcgrady.
A punch lands to the side of Mcgrady 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a series of punches but Mcgrady moves out of range.
Mcgrady tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcgrady on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcgrady closes the distance and clinches up with Benton, looking for a takedown. Mcgrady pushes Benton against the cage but Benton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mcgrady looks gassed!
Benton throws a shot from downtown. Mcgrady moves away and avoids it.
Mcgrady fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcgrady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgrady moves forwards but Benton connects with a nice, crisp jab.

The cut above Popeye Mcgrady's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mcgrady steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Mcgrady slips a jab and a cross from Benton.
Benton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcgrady fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Popeye Mcgrady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton throws a leg kick which misses Mcgrady's front leg but catches the back leg as Mcgrady tries to avoid it.
Benton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sam Benton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benton scores with a jab.
Benton looks to land a left hand but Mcgrady moved out of range nicely.
Mcgrady shoots in looking for a takedown. Benton tries to sprawl out of it but Mcgrady keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrady fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mcgrady on the side of the head.
Benton scores with a decent looking hook.
Benton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mcgrady dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Mcgrady will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benton throws a sloppy head kick and Mcgrady moves out of range easily.

Mcgrady shoots in and bounces Benton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Benton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mcgrady escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mcgrady fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Benton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Popeye Mcgrady'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 throws a nice looking combination but Mcgrady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mcgrady tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it.
Benton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice takedown defense from Benton. No joy for Mcgrady on that attempt.
Benton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Mcgrady with that takedown attempt.
Mcgrady walks into a straight right hand from Benton.
Mcgrady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benton lands an overhand right.
Mcgrady fails with the takedown.
Sam Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Popeye Mcgrady.
Benton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benton looks to land a right hand but Mcgrady moved out of range.
Benton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown by Mcgrady or perhaps it was just good defense by Benton which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcgrady closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benton circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton looks to land a combination but Mcgrady avoids it well.
Benton misses with a double jab.
Mcgrady tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Benton there.
Benton scoring well with a low kick there.
Benton tries to score with a low kick but Mcgrady moves his leg out of the way.
Mcgrady shoots for a takedown but Benton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mcgrady shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sam Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Benton lands with an uppercut that bounces Mcgrady off the cage and back into rage.
Benton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mcgrady avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benton.
Benton stuffs the takedown.
Benton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benton cracks Mcgrady with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrady throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benton's waist but Benton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcgrady off to one side.
Benton lands a glancing blow to the side of Mcgrady's head.
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mcgrady has hold of one of Benton's legs. Benton is fighting the takedown attempt but Mcgrady gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Benton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcgrady advances position into side control!
Benton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Benton struggling a bit here.
Benton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mcgrady is controlling him well.
Benton prevents Mcgrady from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcgrady tries for a kimura but Benton is defending well.
Mcgrady working away.

Mcgrady is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mcgrady misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Benton gets back to half guard.
Benton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcgrady on the ground.
Benton is controlling Mcgrady's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Benton trying to hold on to Mcgrady's head to control him but Mcgrady postures up.
Mcgrady is looking to advance position but Benton won't allow it.
Benton is trying to control but can't.
Mcgrady throwing shots but Benton is blocking nicely.

Benton is defending against the submission attempts here by Mcgrady.
Benton is trying is best to control the position here.
Benton taking some punishment here, with Mcgrady in his half guard.
Mcgrady is thwarting Benton's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Benton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Popeye Mcgrady's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Benton connects with a looping right hand.
Benton clobbers Mcgrady with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mcgrady ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Mcgrady shoots in for a takedown but Benton shows good takedown defense.
Mcgrady closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benton circles away.
Benton lands a high kick!
Mcgrady throws a sloppy head kick
and Benton counters with a left and a right that stings Mcgrady.
Mcgrady shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sam Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Popeye Mcgrady.
Benton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mcgrady tries to clinch up.
Benton thuds his right hand into Mcgrady's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mcgrady changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benton tries to avoid it but Mcgrady manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benton to the ground. Benton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgrady can do to turn this around?
Benton thuds his right hand into Mcgrady's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benton throws a combination. Mcgrady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcgrady fails with a takedown attempt.
Mcgrady throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benton's waist but Benton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcgrady off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Benton.

Mcgrady darts in and clinches Benton up against the cage.

Mcgrady lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mcgrady looks to land a strike but Benton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Benton wants to stand and escape but Mcgrady is having none of it.
Benton controlling the position.
Benton trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcgrady accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benton controls Mcgrady momentarily but Mcgrady frees himself.
Mcgrady passes Benton's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Mcgrady wants to work for an arm triangle but Benton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcgrady is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Benton still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Benton has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Mcgrady is trying to work for a sweep but Benton has mounted him!
Benton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benton prevents Mcgrady from getting the reversal.
Benton controlling from the full mount.
Benton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mcgrady gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrady is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Mcgrady looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mcgrady works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mcgrady is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benton tries to stand but Mcgrady is controlling from the bottom.

Mcgrady is looking for a triangle but Benton pushes his legs off easily.

Benton stands and steps away. Mcgrady gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mcgrady has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benton is pressed up against the cage. Mcgrady has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Benton down to the mat. Benton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Benton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcgrady closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benton circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Benton.
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 Popeye Mcgrady's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mcgrady with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benton counters with an outside leg kick.
Mcgrady blocks a head kick by Benton.
Benton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benton with a nice cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mcgrady checks a leg kick.
Benton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benton looks to land a combination. Mcgrady sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Benton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice takedown defense from Benton. No joy for Mcgrady on that attempt.
Sam Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Popeye Mcgrady.
Mcgrady needs to keep his hands up - Benton had a free shot at his head there.
Sam Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benton works the jab nicely.
Mcgrady misses with a takedown attempt - Benton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Benton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcgrady.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Benton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mcgrady dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Mcgrady tries for a takedown but Benton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton tries to bum rush Mcgrady with a series of wild strikes but Mcgrady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcgrady shoots in but Benton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mcgrady moves in looking to clinch but Benton pushes him off.
Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcgrady fails with a takedown attempt.
Benton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mcgrady is looking to clinch but Benton is avoiding it.
Benton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benton.
Mcgrady fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Benton. No joy for Mcgrady on that attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benton.
Benton throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Benton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcgrady checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mcgrady with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcgrady takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mcgrady has a takedown stuffed.
Benton throws a series of punches but Mcgrady moves out of range.
Benton throws a chopping leg kick but Mcgrady manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Mcgrady clinches up with Benton and pushes him back against the cage.
Benton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcgrady jumps guard but Benton stands there with Mcgrady around his waist. Mcgrady gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benton prevents the takedown attempt.
Mcgrady keeps control of Benton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcgrady has him pressed against the cage.
Mcgrady tries for a takedown. No joy.
Benton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mcgrady.
Benton is pressed up against the cage. Mcgrady has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Benton down to the mat. Benton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrady has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcgrady there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mcgrady changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benton tries to avoid it but Mcgrady manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benton to the ground. Benton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Benton scores with a four punch combination!
Benton motions for Mcgrady to come forward. Benton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benton throws the left hand but Mcgrady avoids the punch easily.
Mcgrady misses with a takedown attempt - Benton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mcgrady's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Benton tries to keep at a distance but Mcgrady has taken the fight into the clinch.

Mcgrady 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!
Popeye Mcgrady has got the better of the ground game so far.

Benton showing good submission defense here.
Benton breaks Mcgrady's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton preventing the sweep.
Mcgrady being controlled here, momentarily.
Mcgrady manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Benton tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Mcgrady looking for a guillotine from mount but Benton is having none of it.

Mcgrady swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Benton is now in Mcgrady's guard. A big mistake from Mcgrady there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Benton had his way with Popeye Mcgrady in that round.
The cut man is working on Popeye Mcgrady's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Benton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mcgrady's calf.

Mcgrady gets the takedown into side control.
Mcgrady working away.
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.
Benton tries to buck Mcgrady off but Mcgrady is having none of it.
Mcgrady advances nicely into full mount.

Mcgrady has hold of Benton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Benton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Benton holds on, trying desperately to control.
Mcgrady landing punches.

Mcgrady goes for an armbar but Benton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Benton.
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 controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcgrady has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Benton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mcgrady.

Benton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mcgrady on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mcgrady tries for a takedown but Benton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mcgrady moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benton lands with a nice combination. Mcgrady backs away looking to recover.
Benton throws a leg kick but Mcgrady sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrady shoots for a takedown but Benton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab by Benton.

Mcgrady drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mcgrady working away.
Mcgrady lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mcgrady tries to advance to mount but Benton denies him.
Benton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mcgrady's best efforts.

Mcgrady is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Benton kicks Mcgrady off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrady slips a jab from Benton.
Benton throws a right and a left that Mcgrady avoids nicely.
Mcgrady shoots and misses
and Benton counters with a good low kick that Mcgrady was not able to check.
Sam Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Popeye Mcgrady.
Benton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Mcgrady with that takedown attempt.
Mcgrady has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mcgrady fails to land the takedown.
Benton is looking to slow Mcgrady down with leg kicks.
Popeye Mcgrady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcgrady has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mcgrady fails with a takedown attempt.
Benton missing with a left hand there. Mcgrady was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcgrady moves out of range of the strikes.
Mcgrady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

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.
Mcgrady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benton misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Mcgrady misses.
Benton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mcgrady lands a nice shot that snaps Benton's head back.
Benton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mcgrady shoots in for a takedown but Benton shows good takedown defense.
Benton scores with a nice head shot.
Benton stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcgrady. Mcgrady gets slowly back to his feet.
Benton lunges at Mcgrady with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mcgrady's hand.
Mcgrady steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Mcgrady shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benton as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Benton catches Mcgrady right on the button with a cross.
Benton misses with a few strikes there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Benton!
Sam Benton retains his heavyweight title!