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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shintaro Nomo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Beast!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast misses with a wild combination.
Beast lands a jab to the nose.
Nomo throws a hook but Beast blocks it.
Nomo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Victory Gym and Spa in the buildup to the fight.
Nomo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beast is fending him off so far but Nomo persists. Nope, Beast circles away and we're back to standing.
Jozef Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nomo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beast. Beast circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by Nomo.
Nomo with a poor takedown
and Beast counters with a left to the body.
Beast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nomo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Beast fakes the leg kick and cracks Nomo in the body.
Nomo misses with a hook.
Beast thuds his right hand into Nomo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nomo has time to react.
It looks like Shintaro Nomo has been cut.
Nomo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
Beast misses the jab.
Beast chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo blocks a low kick nicely.
Beast slips a jab from Nomo.
Jozef Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beast was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
Good leg kick by Beast there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nomo misses with a straight right.
Nomo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nomo misses the shot to the body.
Nomo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nomo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beast throws a counter combo.
Beast takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nomo.
Beast lands with a hook. Nomo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nomo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the body from Beast misses
and Nomo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomo slips a jab from Beast.
Nomo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nomo throws a nice looking combination but Beast bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beast fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beast throws an overhand right that lands on Nomo's shoulder, as Nomo tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Nomo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beast.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beast manages to avoid it.
Beast appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nomo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beast misses with an uppercut. Nomo saw that one coming.
Nomo throws a wild body kick that Beast sees coming a mile off.
Beast lands with a kick to the temple. Nomo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nomo scores with a shot to the body.
Beast blocks the body kick.
Nomo throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast slips under a jab from Nomo.
Nomo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Beast's half guard.
Nomo stops Beast from getting back to his feet.
Nomo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Beast has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nomo wants to work for an arm triangle but Beast is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is pressing down on Beast's thigh, looking to free his foot. Beast is holding on for now.
Nomo slows the pace down in half guard.
Nomo prevents Beast from standing back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Beast blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nomo.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beast ducks under a wild hook from Nomo.
Beast is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nomo.
Nomo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A low kick from Nomo misses
and Beast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beast throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nomo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shintaro Nomo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Beast.
Beast fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nomo misses with a body kick.
Beast throws out a counter right but Nomo avoids it with no problem.
Nomo scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jozef Beast has been cut.
Beast lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Nomo misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nomo blocks the body kick.
Nomo missing with a left hand there. Beast was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beast feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nomos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jozef Beast will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beast blocks a jab.
Beast throws out a counter right but Nomo avoids it with no problem.
Nomo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Beast takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
Beast takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Beast.
Beast dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beast throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nomo scores with a jab. Beast acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nomo throws a series of punches but Beast avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beast! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beast.
Nomo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beast.
Jozef Beast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Beast finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Nomo.
Nomo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beast.
Good standup being displayed there by Nomo as he connects with a hook.
Beast throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nomo will feel that in the morning.
Beast swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nomo.
Beast scores with a jab to the body.
Beast ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nomo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nomo throws a jab when Beast was well out of range.
Nomo ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Beast listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nomo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beast.
Nomo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beast sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nomo somewhat.
Beast scores with the left hand. Nomo knows he should have avoided that one.
Beast misses with an uppercut. Nomo saw that one coming.
Nomo tries for a takedown but Beast sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beast. That's going to slow Nomo down.
Beast throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nomo fails to land the takedown.
Beast is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shintaro Nomo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beast.
Nomo misses with an uppercut. Beast saw that one coming.
Beast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beast looks to land a right hand but Nomo moved out of range.
Nomo thows a leg kick but Beast checks it
and Beast counters with an outside leg kick.
Beast lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beast cracks Nomo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nomo wants to slow Beast down by chopping away at his legs.
Nomo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beast motions for Nomo to come forward. Beast throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beast has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beast lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Beast misses its intended target.
Nomo misses the shot to the body.
Beast swings for the body but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo throws a body shot but no joy.
Beast cracks Nomo with a good jab.
Beast feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nomo's calf.
Beast misses with a hook. Nomo ducked under it nicely.
Nomo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nomo takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
Nomo shoots for a takedown but Beast saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nomo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beast has one foot on Nomo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Beast thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nomo if he has to take too many more of those.
Beast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Beast.
Shintaro Nomo's cut is getting worse.
Beast closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nomo scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomo works the jab nicely.
Nomo clobbers Beast with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beast lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beast. Nomo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beast.
Nomo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nomo avoids the head kick by Beast.
Beast feints and then cracks Nomo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nomo down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beast.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beast.
Nomo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beast connects with a solid leg kick.
Nomo tries a low kick but Beast avoids it.
Beast is looking to slow Nomo down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast throws a head kick but Nomo moves out of range.
Nomo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beast throws the kick towards the body but Nomo avoids it.
Nomo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Beast avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Beast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Nomo with that takedown attempt.
Beast scores with a head kick. Nomo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nomo misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beast, right into the meat.
Beast throws a sloppy head kick and Nomo moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Beast there.
Nomo slips a straight right by Beast.
Nomo slips under a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nomo 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 Beast has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beast and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beast walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nomo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast looks to land a body kick but Nomo moved away.
Beast throws a sloppy head kick and Nomo moves out of range easily.
It looked like Nomo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beast.
Nomo misses with a body shot.
Nomo misses with a jab to the body
and Beast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beast dips to his left and cracks Nomo with an uppercut!
Beast misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast takes a swing at Nomo's ribcage but misses.
Beast swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nomo thuds his shin into the meat of Beast's side.
Beast feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nomo's calf.
Nomo jabs Beast to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown but Beast shows good takedown defense.
Nomo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nomo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beast! But no joy.
Nomo throws a looping overhand right but Beast ducks down to avoid it.
Beast throws a push kick but Nomo slaps the foot to one side.
Nomo slips a straight right by Beast.
Beast connects with a high kick.
Beast throws a wild body kick that Nomo sees coming a mile off.
Nomo lands a slapping body shot.
Beast is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nomo takes a swing at Beast's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beast scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beast throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nomo drops his hands momentarily and Beast takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nomo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the body from Beast misses
and Beast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nomo throws a shot from downtown. Beast moves away and avoids it.
Beast swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beast looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Beast misses.
Nomo avoids the head kick by Beast.
Nomo scores with a decent looking hook.
Nomo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beast scoring well with a low kick there.
Beast thuds his shin into the meat of Nomo's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast lands an overhand right.
Nomo throws a body kick that misses.
Nomo misses the jab.
Nomo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beast in his tracks.
Beast throws out a loose jab but Nomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast swinging wildly here.
Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nomo misses with a hook.
A jab from Beast misses.
Nomo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beast connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nomo scrambles back to his feet.
Beast looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nomo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beast.
Beast with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nomo to score with a decent uppercut.
Beast connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Beast.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nomo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Beast misses the target.
Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beast misses with a straight left.
Beast paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nomo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beast was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomo.
A lazy body kick from Beast
enabling Nomo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nomo misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Nomo.
A solid body kick from Beast.
Beast stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nomo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beast. That one must have hurt.
Nomo lands with an overhand left.
Nomo throws a hook to the side of Beast's head but Beast sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beast lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nomo at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Beast really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nomo misses with a hook. Beast ducked under it nicely.
Beast unleashes a big counter combination but Nomo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Beast throws a series of strikes that have Nomo backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Beast. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from Nomo.
Nomo misses with a body shot.
Beast throws a series of strikes that have Nomo backpedaling.
Nomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
Beast takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nomo moves out of range of the strikes.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Nomo misses
and Beast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nomo takes a step back to recover.
Nomo misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Beast. That snapped Nomo's head back.
Beast throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nomo counters with a nice uppercut.
Beast scores with a jab. Nomo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beast lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo lands with a cross.
Nomo lands with a straight right. Beast didn't see that one coming.
Beast is looking to land body kicks.
Beast looks for the body kick but Nomo saw that one coming.
Beast misses with a looping left.
Nomo lands a really nice looking cross but Beast seems unphased.
Beast throws a front kick that sends Nomo stumbling back into the cage.
Beast throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast looks to land a left hand but Nomo moved out of range nicely.
Beast throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beast fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nomo checks it well.
Nomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beast has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nomo throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
Beast cracks Nomo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomo lands a lovely overhand right.
Beast looks to land a left hand but Nomo moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a looping overhand right but Nomo ducks down to avoid it.
Nomo misses with a wild body shot.
Beast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nomo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beast stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beast lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beast throws a head kick that misses.
Beast tries a low kick but Nomo avoids it.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nomo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nomo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast looks to score with a jab to the body but Nomo is just out of range.
Beast avoids the body shot from Nomo.
Beast is looking to slow Nomo down with leg kicks.
Nomo blocks a jab.
Nomo misses with a looping left.
Beast tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo misses with an uppercut.
Nomo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Beast. That one must have hurt.
Nomo throws the left hand but Beast avoids the punch easily.
Nomo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Beast sprawls well. Beast wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nomo gets slowly back to his feet.
Beast moves out of range of the body kick.
Nomo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Nomo finds it's way through Beast's defenses.
Beast with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nomo.
Nomo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beast misses the jab.
Beast misses with a kick to the body.
Beast feints and then cracks Nomo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nomo down.
Beast misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nomo.
Nomo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Beast to the ground. Nomo is now in Beast's guard.
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!
Beast wants to stand up but Nomo is controlling him.
Beast keeping moving, preventing Nomo from controlling successfully.
Nomo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Beast dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Beast dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Nomo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Nomo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nomo misses with a two punch combination.
Beast swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nomo throws a hook but Beast avoids it easily.
Beast misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nomo.
Beast takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beast keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nomo.
Beast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nomo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nomo cracks a nice hook into Beast's ribs.
Nomo moves out of range as Beast strikes.
Nomo lands a nice hook to Beast's body. Beast takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beast is looking to slow Nomo down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nomo blocks a head kick by Beast.
Nomo blocks a head kick by Beast.
Nomo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nomo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nomo looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
A big right from Nomo misses.
Nomo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beast. Beast obviously looking to wear him down.
Beast fails to land with a series of punches.
Nomo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Beast.
Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nomo feints and as Beast raises his hands in defense, Nomo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beast wants to stand up but Nomo is controlling him.
Nomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Beast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast wants to stand up but Nomo is controlling him.
Shintaro Nomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Beast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nomo looking to sit in guard and control but Beast gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nomo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beast wants to stand but Nomo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomo is looking for a triangle but Beast pushes his legs off easily.
Nomo is looking to sweep but instead, Beast has passed into half guard.
Nomo punching from the bottom.
Nomo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beast pulls his head out easily.
Beast is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four 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.
Nomo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nomo gets full guard.
Beast must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beast would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Beast stands and steps away. Nomo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nomo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nomo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beast lands with an overhand left.
Crunch! Beast slams his shin into Nomo's torso.
Nomo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jozef Beast is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nomo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beast moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jozef Beast.
I've got Beast 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozef Beast! Jozef Beast retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Jozef Beast thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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