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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Rye!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Beam!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Beam does no damage.
Rye takes one to the side of the head.
Rye throws a combination that misses
and Beam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rye lands with a nice combination. Beam backs away looking to recover.
Rye misses with the combination.
Rye with a poor takedown
and Beam counters with a shoot takedown. Rye fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beam trying to control the position from guard on top but Rye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rye looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beam wants to control from the top but Rye keeps moving.
Beam working some strikes from top position.
Beam content to stall in guard here.
Rye wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam chips away with some ground and pound.
Rye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Beam sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rye keeping moving, preventing Beam from controlling successfully.
Beam lands a couple of elbows.
Beam won't allow Rye to sweep him here.
Beam trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rye's guard.
Beam controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beam trying to control the position from guard on top but Rye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Scott Beam.
Rye connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Rye. No joy for Beam on that attempt.
Rye misses with a wild combination.
Rye misses with a double jab
so Beam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rye is breathing heavily.
Beam sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rye could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rye not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beam trying to control the position from guard on top but Rye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rye has his hands on Beam's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rye keeping full guard, as Beam tries to pass.
Beam controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Beam wants to control from the top but Rye keeps moving.
Rye controls Beam momentarily but Beam frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rye working for a triangle but Beam defends it easily.
Beam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rye is trying to keep Beam in close.
Rye has his hands on Beam's head, controlling the position.
Rye trying to keep a closed guard but Beam is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sam Rye.
Rye misses with a right hand
and Beam counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Beam performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Beam throwing shots but Rye is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rye works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Beam dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rye fails to land with a series of punches.
Beam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Rye.
Some wild striking there from Rye.
Rye throws a right and a left that Beam avoids nicely.
Rye has his takedown stuffed
and Beam counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rye's guard now.
Rye being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Beam has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Beam chips away with some ground and pound.
Beam stands and throws Rye's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rye is looking for a sweep.
Rye is working hard here to advance position.
Beam just content to control the position.
Rye dodges the ground and pound from Rye.
Beam lands an elbow.
Beam landing a few strikes.
Rye takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Beam connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rye some visible discomfort.
Rye managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beam.
Beam working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rye is not content to let Beam control the position.
You can see the frustration on Rye's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beam controlling from side mount.
Rye looking for a sweep but Beam has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Beam lands with some strikes.
Beam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rye's face.
Rye is squirming around, avoiding Beam's attempts to control the action.
Rye tries to lock up and control but Beam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rye really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam content just to control the position here.
Beam landing shots from mount.
Rye tries to lock up and control but Beam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beam wants to control the pace but Rye is squirming around nicely.
Rye tries to hold on but Beam postures up.
Beam throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Beam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rye hang on?
Beam with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Beam sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rye tries to lock up and control but Beam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Beam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rye hang on?
Beam raining down shots from the mount!
Beam content just to control the position here.
Beam misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rye tries to lock up and control but Beam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rye is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Beam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beam scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rye struggling a bit here.
Rye is trying to get back to half guard.
Rye being controlled for a moment.
Beam trying to control the action but Rye is working from the bottom.
Rye is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
What's Rye going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rye's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing.
Beam has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Beam with good strikes from the mount here!
Rye wants to control but Beam is having none of it.
Rye is trying desperately to improve position.
Beam thowing shots but they're missing.
Rye can't escape the position.
Beam looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rye in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Beam content just to control the position here.
Rye tries to lock up and control but Beam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scott Beam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rye is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beam controlling the position easily from mount.
Beam wants to control the pace but Rye is squirming around nicely.
Beam looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Scott Beam.
Rye throws a jab but it's blocked by Beam.
Rye throws a series of strikes that have Beam backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rye dodges the punch combination from Beam.
Rye misses with a hook
and Beam counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rye!
Beam is landing with some decent strikes but Rye is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rye takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rye is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rye is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rye is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Beam controlling from the full mount.
Rye is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beam wants to control the pace but Rye is squirming around nicely.
Rye tries to hold on but Beam postures up.
Beam prevents Rye from getting the reversal.
Beam avoids the attempt from Rye to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sam Rye.
Beam lands with an overhand left.
Rye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rye.
Rye loads up on a big right hand but Beam slips the punch.
Beam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rye throws a right hand that misses
and Beam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rye scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sam Rye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Rye both land. Nice combination.
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!
Rye misses with a two punch combination.
Rye shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rye wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Rye sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Beam really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rye misses with a lunging right hand
so Beam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beam looking to pass the guard.
Beam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rye is on top in guard.
Rye controlling from the top position.
Rye trying to control but Beam is working from the bottom.
Beam controlling the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Beam trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rye trying to control but Beam is working from the bottom.
Beam looking for a sweep. Not yet Beam, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rye looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sam Rye.
Rye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rye misses with a double jab
and Beam counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rye's guard now.
Beam controlling from the top position.
Rye trying to control the position.
Beam wants to control from the top but Rye keeps moving.
Rye thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rye trying to control the position.
Beam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rye is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beam trying to control but Rye is working from the bottom.
Beam wants to stand but Rye is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rye controls Beam momentarily but Beam frees himself.
Rye pulls Beam in to control the position.
Beam stands up from Rye's guard - Beam perhaps looking for a knockout.
Beam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rye as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rye throws a right hand that Beam ducks under and follows up with a left that Beam also avoids with ease.
Rye swings widly with a right hand
enabling Beam to counter with a crisp jab.
Rye misses with a wild combination.
Rye throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Beam tries to control but Rye wriggling away.
Beam is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rye is in a horrible position here. Beam smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beam looking to control but Rye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rye is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam cracks Rye with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Beam avoids the attempt from Rye to control.
A nice elbow there by Beam.
It looks like Sam Rye has been cut.
Rye working to try and regain half guard.
Beam in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sam Rye is winning the standup battle so far.
Rye taking shots to the head.
Beam controlling from mount.
Beam pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beam content just to control the position here.
Beam in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Beam dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sam Rye's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Beam tries to bum rush Rye with a series of wild strikes but Rye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beam looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rye managing to control the position.
Rye working a defensive guard here.
Beam trying to control but Rye is working from the bottom.
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.
Rye is trying to control the position but Beam postures up.
Beam pushes down on Rye's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rye is pressing down on Beam's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rye is trying to keep Beam in close.
Beam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rye trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sam Rye.
Rye throws a lazy right hand but Beam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rye looks for a takedown but Beam sprawls well.
Rye changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beam looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rye wants to control but Beam is keeping him busy.
Beam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beam is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rye wants to control but Beam is keeping him busy.
Beam gets back to half guard.
Beam is trying to control but can't.
Beam looks like he's trying to stand up.
Beam is trying to get back to full guard.
Beam pushes Rye off looking to stand but Rye dives back in and keeps control.
Rye trying to control from Beam's half guard. Beam has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rye drops back looking for a leg! Beam is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beam manages to kick Rye off! Rye jumps back into Beam's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam looking for a sweep. Not yet Beam, not yet.
Beam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rye wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Rye postures up.
Rye trying to control but Beam is working from the bottom.
Rye controlling from the top position.
Rye trying to control the position from guard on top but Beam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sam Rye.
Beam shoots in but no luck this time.
Rye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rye with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beam counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rye!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Rye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rye is in a horrible position here. Beam smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rye tries to hold on but Beam postures up.
Rye manages to control the position for a moment.
Rye is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rye tries to lock up and control but Beam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rye is squirming around, avoiding Beam's attempts to control the action.
Beam controlling from the full mount.
Beam throwing strikes here but Rye is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Beam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beam winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 43:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 43:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Beam!
Scott Beam is the new light heavyweight champion!
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