PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jozef Beast is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Shamrock
vs
Beast

177 cm
25
182 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

183 cm
26
175 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Beast!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock fakes the leg kick and cracks Beast in the body.
Beast misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Beast lands a jab to the head.
Beast tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beast.
Jozef Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast is looking to land body kicks.
Beast throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Beast throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Boston MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Beast moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with a solid leg kick.
Beast throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beast is looking to score with low kicks.
Beast tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shamrock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beast misses with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Jozef Beast has been cut.
Beast tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Beast.
Beast scores with a nice right hand.
Shamrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Beast there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beast 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 Shamrock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shamrock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shamrock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Beast.
Shamrock tries to counter by clinching up but Beast breaks away and moves out of range.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beast misses with a body kick.
Beast throws a head kick that half lands.
Beast fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shamrock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Beast moves out of range easily.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Beast.
Shamrock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Beast works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shamrock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Beast uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shamrock has time to react.

Shamrock is rocked!
Beast does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It appears Shamrock was looking to counter with a kick there.
Beast misses with a head kick.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Beast pushes him off.
Beast throws a low kick but Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Beast connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Oh Shamrock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some bone on bone action there as Beast checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shamrock seems to have got his legs back now.
Beast scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beast throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Beast looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shamrock counters with a thumping low kick.
Shamrock throws a jab when Beast was well out of range.
Beast checks a leg kick.
Beast tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shamrock is able to avoid easily.
Shamrock throws a quick counter kick to the body but Beast avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beast.

Shamrock has managed to clinch.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beast.
Beast misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.

Beast manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beast can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beast.
Beast misses with a kick to the body
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beast scores with a leg kick.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Beast swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shamrock finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Beast misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beast misses with a shot to the body
and Shamrock counters with a good low kick that Beast was not able to check.
Shamrock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beast throws out a leg kick but Shamrock moves out of range and Beast only half commits.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beast swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jozef Beast dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jozef Beast's cut.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beast misses with a kick to the body.
Shamrock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beast throws a leg kick
and Shamrock counters with a body kick that stops Beast in his tracks momentarily.
Beast misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shamrock checks a leg kick.
Beast throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Beast has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Beast slams his shin into Shamrock's torso.
Beast lands with an uppercut that bounces Shamrock off the cage and back into range.
Shamrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beast uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shamrock has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Beast.
Beast tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Shamrock tenderised Beast's leg. Beast is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Beast works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Beast.
The fighters circling - Beast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock gets through Beast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Beast tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Beast swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beast scores with a shot to the side of Shamrock's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Beast blocks an uppercut.
Beast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beast blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast tries to circle away but Shamrock has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Shamrock.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beast is trying to force a seperation but Shamrock has the dominant position.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock prevents Beast from breaking the clinch.
Beast throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beast using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beast connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beast.

Beast manages to break the clinch.
Beast swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with an inside leg kick.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beast throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
Beast misses with a hook
and Shamrock counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beast just misses with a punch to the body.
Beast attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beast rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beast looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Beast throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beast tries to work over Shamrock's front leg with a kick but Shamrock checks it.
Beast misses with a straight right.
Shamrock throws a quick counter kick to the body but Beast avoids it.
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock scores with a head kick. Beast tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big left from Beast misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jozef Beast's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Beast throws a leg kick but Shamrock checks it.
Beast buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beast scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamrock doesn't seem bothered though.
Jozef Beast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beast tries to score with a low kick but Shamrock moves his leg out of the way.
Beast misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shamrock slips a jab from Beast.
Beast pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beast just manages to avoid it.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock throwing a counter right hand but Beast manages to avoid it.
Beast lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock avoids a kick to the body.
Shamrock looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Beast scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Shamrock tenderised Beast's leg. Beast is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Beast finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Beast misses with a looping left.
Beast throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
Beast pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Beast throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock is looking for a counter combo.
Beast tries to land a leg kick but Shamrock saw it coming and moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Beast - that will leave a mark!
A chopping leg kick lands by Beast.
Beast connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Beast.
Shamrock tried to counter with a leg kick but Beast avoided it.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Beast's shoulder, as Beast tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Shamrock misses.
A little jabbing left from Beast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Beast misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Beast tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick there by Beast.
A slow jab from Beast misses its intended target.
Beast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. Beast looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Beast misses the target.
Shamrock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beast just manages to avoid it.
Shamrock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Beast throws a right hand that misses
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Beast throws a leg kick but Shamrock moved away.
A head kick misses from Shamrock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock counters with a head kick.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beast.
Shamrock misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Beast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beast throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Beast misses with a low kick.
Shamrock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beast just manages to avoid it.
Shamrock is looking to slow Beast down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Beast misses the target.
The fighters circling - Beast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beast throws a leg kick
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beast connects with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beast.
Beast throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Beast misses.
Beast throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shamrock throws a quick counter kick to the body but Beast avoids it.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Beast on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beast.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beast paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beast takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Beast.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beast.
Good leg kick by Shamrock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shamrock 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.
Shamrock scores with a spinning back kick!
Shamrock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jozef Beast really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jozef Beast's cut.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shamrock lands with a kick to the temple. Beast shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beast throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.
Beast misses with the body kick
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Beast tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Beast.
Beast misses the body punch
and Shamrock counters with a good low kick that Beast was not able to check.
Shamrock walks into a straight right hand from Beast.
A punch lands to the side of Shamrock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Beast throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beast. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Beast.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Shamrock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That has opened up Jozef Beast's cut even more.
Shamrock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy body kick from Beast
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beast misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamrock makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Beast really felt that one!
Beast is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Beast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shamrock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Beast throws a leg kick that is checked

and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
A short right from Shamrock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Beast tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Beast backwards.
Shamrock gets through Beast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beast backwards.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Beast.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beast's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beast.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock tries to work over Beast's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beast wants to get back to striking at distance but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Beast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Beast manages to break the clinch.
Beast tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Beast misses.
Shamrock lands an overhand right.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Beast cracks the inside of Shamrock's front leg.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beast looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shamrock avoids a kick to the body.
Shamrock tried to counter with a leg kick but Beast avoided it.
Beast catches Shamrock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beast tests Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamrock 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock slips a straight right by Beast.
Beast tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Beast is predictable there
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Beast looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shamrock tried to counter with a leg kick but Beast avoided it.
Shamrock misses with a low kick as Beast jumps back.
Beast throws a series of strikes that have Shamrock backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Beast.
Beast catches Shamrock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beast manages to circle out of the way.
Shamrock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beast.
A slapping body kick lands there for Beast.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Johnny Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jozef Beast's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Beast throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beast throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shamrock scores with a spinning back kick!
Beast is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shamrock moves out of range as Beast throws a body kick.
Beast throws a series of punches but Shamrock moves out of range.
Beast throws a right hand that misses

and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Beast controls his hands.
Beast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Beast controls the action.
Beast lands with a right to the head.
Beast blocking some punches.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Beast breaks the clinch.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Beast.
Beast throws a leg kick but Shamrock checks it.
Shamrock is looking to counter the offense by Beast and move into the clinch.
Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
Beast throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Beast throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Beast.
Beast lands a jab to Shamrock's midsection.
Beast rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beast misses with a straight right.
Beast misses with a body punch

and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beast backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beast backwards.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beast with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Beast controls the action.
Beast has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beast takes a shot to the head.
Shamrock gets through Beast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beast swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
Beast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Beast breaks from the clinch.
Beast is looking to slow Shamrock down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast throws a series of strikes that have Shamrock backpedaling.
Beast pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock is looking to counter with a body kick.
Shamrock avoids a kick to the body.
Shamrock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shamrock checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Shamrock.
I think Shamrock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Shamrock!
Johnny Shamrock is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Johnny Shamrock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jozef Beast spoke after the fight, saying 'I will come back stronger!'.